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Abuse survivor Miriam Henry is unhappy about character references used in court
Miriam Henry and her sister sat in disbelief as the glowing tributes were read into the court record about their brother, the man who had been convicted of sexually abusing them as children.
“We had to sit there and listen to all the nice things people had to say about him used as mitigating circumstances,” Miriam said.