Jailed for 10 years for rape of minors

The man - who's identity cannot be revealed by court order - was found guilty of raping his five year-old nephew and eight year old niece for at least five years, and found evidence that he also abused a young cousin of his.

The judgement handed by Magistrate Jaquline Padovani Grima explained that the man was sexually abused himself when he was a child, and medical records show that he was recovered at Mount Carmel Hospital for some time.

The case came to light when the police were informed of the abuse through the victim's father when his daughter burst into tears and recounted her ordeal to a family friend.