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flag A mother was jailed for failing to protect her daughter from years of abuse by her ex-husband, despite knowing or should have known about it.

flag Jacqueline Curran, 60, was sentenced to 18 months in prison with the final four months suspended for failing to protect her daughter, Sophia Murphy, from years of severe sexual abuse by her ex-husband, John Murphy, between 1988 and 2001. flag Though Curran did not participate in the abuse and initially denied awareness, the court found she knew or should have known of the ongoing harm. flag The judge called her inaction a serious breach of parental duty, noting the lasting trauma suffered by Sophia, who described her mother’s silence as a deep betrayal. flag Curran, who pleaded guilty to two counts of child neglect, received a custodial sentence to reflect society’s condemnation, despite her lack of prior convictions and low risk of reoffending. flag The case underscores the legal consequences of parental failure to intervene in prolonged child abuse.

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