Girl: I was fed up with father’s abuse of sister

The sister of a girl who was allegedly molested and impregnated four times by their father says she waited until she turned 18 to come forward because she was afraid of being placed in state custody. “My dad was doing all this crazy stuff,” the 18-year-old told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday. “I got fed up with it until I finally ran my mouth. … I couldn’t see my sister suffer anymore. That’s why I wanted her out.”

She said her sister, now 19, was 13 when their father started molesting her. The 18-year-old said her sibling confided in her about the abuse after becoming pregnant the first time.

“But I already knew,” she said…

Legal change: Abused woman who kill could escape murder

Victims of domestic abuse will be able to use the defence of “fear of serious violence” against a murder charge, if they can demonstrate a “slow burn” of abuse.

It would see them face a charge of manslaughter instead.

The Coroners and Justice Bill will also propose scrapping the current defence of provocation for all but the most extreme cases.

It means a man who kills his wife after discovering she was unfaithful – a so-called crime of passion – will no longer have the defence of provocation…