Evil dad raped daughter and wanted her to be his wife

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A mum has shared her trauma in a tell-all book after she was raped by her own dad who "treated her as a wife". Carol Higgins, 54, from Denby Dale suffered the horrendous sexual abused at the hands of her father Elliott Appleyard, reports Yorkshire Live.She hopes her book can help even just "one child."At the age of just 13 years old she was subjected to vile sexual abuse, with evil beast Appleyard putting an engagement ring on her finger and saying they would "live happily ever after".She was forced to have a tattoo of a rose and was also inked with his nickname onto her shoulder as a twisted "branded declaration of love".

He was finally put behind bars in 2019, despite the fact he was first reported to police in 1985. The abuse happened at the family home after his wife left him.Carol told the court in 2019 that her father 'wanted to treat me like a wife' and said would 'live together happily ever after'.Her book details the trial, and she hopes it will raise awareness and help her overcome the "emotional trauma".She said: "It has been difficult to write because it's invoked a lot of emotions.

It's also been cathartic in a way, as all my feelings and frustrations are coming out from the tears I've cried. I'm still on my healing journey, but it's helped me overcome my emotional trauma and I would encourage other people to do the same."I decided to write to book as I wanted to raise awareness for sexual abuse inside the home.

It's not talked about enough. There's plenty of education for children on stranger danger and abuse outside the home, but what about inside?