A Weston mother who allowed her three young daughters to be raped to 'benefit their sexual education' has been jailed for ten years.

The 65 year old woman, who can't be named for legal reasons, admitted to encouraging her then-partner to abuse the girls, all under 16 - between 1975 and 1982.

The Crown Prosecution Service have described the abuse of a 'gross breach of trust' - adding that by pleading guilty she at least spared her daughters from giving evidence.