Cumbrian rapist sentenced to 12 years

Brian Oswald Hamilton, 75 from Croftfield Road, Seaton, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for multiple sexual offences at Carlisle Crown Court.

 

The sexual offences were committed against females between 1971 and 2003, including seven counts...

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