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A father has been sentenced after pleading guilty to incest and providing alcohol to his 18-year-old daughter, who took her own life months later.
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Kimberley Braddish

Dad jailed over incest and teen daughter’s suicide

A father has been sentenced after pleading guilty to incest and providing alcohol to his 18-year-old daughter, who took her own life months later. WARNING: Story contains suicide.

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