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A young girl allegedly raped by three generations of her own family was beaten and locked in a cupboard after confiding in her mother about the abuse, a court heard.

The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court she was raped and assaulted by her father, grandfather, and two brothers.

The horrific abuse reportedly continued until she was 12 years old, Lewes Crown Court in Hove heard.

The girl’s father stands accused of whipping her with a horse-whip, burning her with cigarettes, and repeatedly raping her.

Her brother, ten years older, allegedly started abusing her when she was six and began raping her at age nine, using bribery or violence if she resisted.

She testified that after telling her mother about the abuse, she was beaten, tied up,

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