'Abuse victims need to know they are not alone'

A woman has been telling how her first childhood memory is being abused at the hands of her father.

Nikki Houston, of Aberdeen, waived her anonymity after Duncan Houston's conviction, to urge victims of sexual abuse to speak out after her dad was jailed for raping her when she was aged just four..

Explaining why she was speaking out, she said: "It's my way of holding the hands of other victims to show them that you're not alone."

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