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Three adults avoid jail for years of child abuse

No prison sentences were given to a mother, grandmother, and stepfather, despite their years of abuse against three children. Shirley Freeman, Julia Stephen, and David McColl were sentenced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday for crimes committed between 2003 and 2012. The victims, now adults, described being beaten, starved, and psychologically tormented.

By BriefTea Editorial · 24 August 2026 at 14:27

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