A “DISGUSTING” couple repeatedly filmed themselves as they raped and sexually abused a child in one the UK’s “most horrific” abuse cases.
Zabien Burns, 34, was jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 16 years after being found guilty of 10 sexual offences.
Humberside PoliceZambien Burns has been jailed for life[/caption]
Humberside PoliceBethany Hill was jailed for eight years[/caption]
He was convicted of two counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, three counts of making indecent images of children and causing the sexual exploitation of a child.
His partner Bethany Hill, 26, previously pleaded guilty to eight sexual offences and was jailed for eight years when they appeared for sentencing at Hull Crown Court on Tuesday.
Hill was convicted of two counts of rape, four counts of sexual assault, arranging the commission of a child sex offence and causing the sexual exploitation of a child.
The pair, both of Hull, East Yorks., were both given a lifelong sexual harm prevention order and will both be on the sex offenders register for life.
Speaking after the sentencing, the child’s mum said when she found out what had happened, she felt “completely numb”.
She added: “It was a huge, horrendous shock, but once it started to sink in, I felt nothing but rage.
“Since that day, the thoughts of what these disgusting and horrible individuals have done has plagued me from the moment I open my eyes until I go to sleep.
“There are no words for the heinous actions of Hill and Burns’, and the impact that it has had, and will continue to have, on our family is immeasurable.
“I am sickened to the core, and the effect this has had can only be described as soul destroying.
“Hill and Burns are vile and cruel. They took my trust and broke it in the most monstrous way by doing something that no person should be capable of.
“I will never forgive you for what you have done.”
Detective Constable Annabel Devall, of Humberside Police, said: “This is one of the most horrific and despicable cases I have ever worked on where a child, one of the most vulnerable people in our society, has been subjected to abominable sexual abuse over a prolonged period.
“Hearing of the nature of these offences is something that will no doubt affect every member of society, and the actions of these individuals are appalling; not only affecting the victim, but also their family.
“This is something the family will never be able to forget, and despite the result here today, it is a trauma they are all going to have to live with for the rest of their lives.
“The offences in this case have been described as disgusting and heinous, and I can only agree, as the victim was purposefully targeted for being too young to understand what was happening to them.”
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