Fred West's cousin jailed for string of sex attacks

Thursday 21 May 1998 00:02 BST

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A COUSIN of Cromwell Street killer Fred West was yesterday jailed for four years for a string of sex attacks on three teenage girls.

William John Hill, 45, was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court on one count of rape and three counts of indecent assault against three schoolgirls.

The court heard that Hill, who has three children, had visited Fred West's home at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, frequently until he married in 1985. He raped one girl and indecently assaulted girls after they visited his village home in Much Marcle, Herefordshire, between 1976 and 1984.

Hill was cleared of rape and indecent assault of a fourth girl.

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