I Hope That's The Wrong Tense, And It Should Have Been 'Worked'...

Simon Minsk, defending, told the court that Sutcliffe, who is of previous good character, had not been in full control of her emotions.

He said: “This quietly spoken and gentle woman of 43 behaved in a manner that was completely out of character as she was overcome with emotion.

“She was unable to contain her emotions and that is partly because she has not been taking her medication in the past couple of days.”

Well, that's understandable, I suppose, seeing your brother go down for sex with a child under fourteen. But still, reprehensible behaviour, nonetheless.

So...what does this troubled soul do for a living?

The single mum, who works as a child carer...

*gulp*