Friday, 1 August 2008

Increased sentence for mother

A Gold Coast woman who prostituted her own daughter has had her jail term increased.

Earlier this year, the woman - who cannot be named for legal reasons - was sentenced in the District Court at Southport to six years' imprisonment.

She had pleaded guilty to more than 60 offences relating to her 12-year-old daughter.

The woman's trial heard that on one occasion she told one of her daughter's clients that he could do whatever he wanted.

The Attorney-General appealed against the woman's sentence on the grounds it was inadequate.

The Court of Appeal today increased her sentence to nine years' jail.

She will be eligible for parole in 2010.

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