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| Karen Danczuk's brother jailed for raping her and two other women | Karen Danczuk's brother jailed for raping her and two other women |
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| The brother of Karen Danczuk has been jailed for 15 years for raping her and two other women. | The brother of Karen Danczuk has been jailed for 15 years for raping her and two other women. |
| Michael Burke, 38, was jailed at Manchester crown court after being convicted of eight counts of rape and one other serious sexual offence against her and two other women following a trial last month. | Michael Burke, 38, was jailed at Manchester crown court after being convicted of eight counts of rape and one other serious sexual offence against her and two other women following a trial last month. |
| Danczuk, 33, the former wife of MP Simon Danczuk, waived her right to anonymity as a victim of sexual offences to brand her brother a “monster”. | Danczuk, 33, the former wife of MP Simon Danczuk, waived her right to anonymity as a victim of sexual offences to brand her brother a “monster”. |
| During the three-week trial, the mother of two told the court her brother abused her at the family home in Middleton, near Rochdale, from the age of six and went on to rape her when she was aged 11 until she was in her mid-teens. | |
| Burke denied 15 counts of rape, one attempted rape and one indecent assault against his sister and two other women, spanning an 18-year period from 1992 to 2010. | Burke denied 15 counts of rape, one attempted rape and one indecent assault against his sister and two other women, spanning an 18-year period from 1992 to 2010. |
| But the jury found him guilty of eight counts of rape and another serious sexual offence against the three women, including three counts of rape against his sister between 1992 and 1994. | But the jury found him guilty of eight counts of rape and another serious sexual offence against the three women, including three counts of rape against his sister between 1992 and 1994. |
| He was cleared of nine other serious sexual offences. The two other women have not waived their right to anonymity and cannot be identified. | He was cleared of nine other serious sexual offences. The two other women have not waived their right to anonymity and cannot be identified. |