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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paige Oldfield

'Has daddy done something?' Awful moment mum caught my rapist dad in bed with me

Danielle Keenan listened to the sound of her door creek open. Light poured into the room for a moment before disappearing behind a silhouette.

Her body froze as her father climbed into bed with her. It was that time of night again. At seven-years-old, she never understood what he was doing. She just remembered that it hurt.

“He said if I told anyone, I would have to shoot him and the army would make me watch,” the now 18-year-old told the Manchester Evening News. “But I just knew he was my dad and I loved him because he was my dad.”

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