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Newcastle father jailed for child abuse granted appeal over daughter's 'multiple personalities' giving evidence

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A father jailed for abusing his children in Newcastle has been granted leave to appeal his conviction.
His legal team argues his daughter, diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID), should not have been sworn in as separate personalities to give evidence, a first for Australia.

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A father jailed for abusing his children in Newcastle has been granted leave to appeal his conviction. His legal team argues his daughter, diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID), should not have been sworn in as separate personalities to give evidence, a first for Australia.

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