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| Mary Meehan says she has hard life due to stepmother abuse | Mary Meehan says she has hard life due to stepmother abuse |
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| The stepdaughter of a former Sinn Fein councillor found guilty of child cruelty has said she has had "a hard life" as a result of the abuse. | |
| On Wednesday, Briege Meehan, from Elmfield Street in Belfast, pleaded guilty to charges of child cruelty and assault. | On Wednesday, Briege Meehan, from Elmfield Street in Belfast, pleaded guilty to charges of child cruelty and assault. |
| Seven sexual abuse charges she faced were "left on the books" and not proceeded with. | Seven sexual abuse charges she faced were "left on the books" and not proceeded with. |
| The offences occurred between July 1979 and October 1980. | The offences occurred between July 1979 and October 1980. |
| Her stepdaughter, Mary Meehan, said: "People might think I'm strong, I don't feel strong I feel like that 10-year-old girl locked in a dog hut and nobody wanting to know." | Her stepdaughter, Mary Meehan, said: "People might think I'm strong, I don't feel strong I feel like that 10-year-old girl locked in a dog hut and nobody wanting to know." |