Rosanna Godwynn says her husband, Scott, confessed during a family holiday in France that he had sexually abused her 13-year-old daughter, Lucy, for almost a year. She says she pretended to forgive him and sent affectionate messages so that he would not suspect police were due to arrest him when their flight landed in Newcastle, while prioritising her daughter’s safety.

The article describes the couple’s rapid relationship, marriage in 2018 and apparently comfortable blended family life, including running an estate agency together. Godwynn says Scott had helped raise Lucy since she was three, but that his behaviour later included unpredictable temper tantrums and criticism; the extract provided does not state the legal outcome of the allegations.