My twisted stepdad abused me with sick ‘chore time’ ritual – I kept his secret for decades now he’s finally caged

A MUM-of-two has revealed how she lived with a dark secret for decades before finding the courage to report her abusive stepdad. Nicola Stamford, 37, from Tyne and Wear, had told how her ‘evil’ and ‘twisted’ stepfather destroyed her childhood behind closed doors. The abuse she faced by Brian Marsden, 65, from Carlisle, as a...