Article: Paedophile launches appeal against life sentence for rape

A MEMBER of Edinburgh's worst ever paedophile ring has launched an appeal against his life sentence for raping two young girls.

One-legged Morris Petch was ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years in prison after a judge branded him a "serious risk to the public".

The 50-year-old was convicted of raping two sisters who suffered 12 years of abuse at the hands of a group of paedophiles - including their own mother.

Lawyers for Petch are due to appear at the Criminal Appeal Court in Edinburgh tomorrow to argue that the length of ...

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