A woman who suffered years of sexual abuse at the hands of her uncle said she will never know "what it would be like to be me".
Irene Fonseca, nee Jenkins, was subjected to years of sexual abuse by her uncle when she was a child growing up in the 1960s and 70s. But after her abuser Anthony Mock was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court last week, Irene has bravely waived her anonymity under the Sexual Offences Act to tell her story.
The 59-year-old, who lives in Anfield, claims she was also molested by her late father as a child. She said her uncle, who is her mum's brother, stepped in and rescued her from that abuse but in a horrifying turn began to abuse her himself.