THE first child of a father and daughter who admitted to forming a sexual relationship died from congenital heart disease days after birth. Now living in South Australia, John Deaves’ daughter Jennifer gave birth to their first child seven years ago in Rockhampton, in northern Queensland, according to court documents. “The first child was born in 2001 but died a few days after birth due to a congenital heart disease,” SA district court judge Steven Millsteed said when sentencing the pair for incest last month. On March 20, the couple were sentenced to a three-year good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to two counts of performing an act of incest.Mr Millsteed said at the time he took concerns about the health of children born from incestuous relationships into consideration while deciding a sentence.“Relevant factors include: the need to prevent the high risk of congenital defects of children born of incestuous relationships; and to prevent children, who are brought up in a family unit founded on an incestuous relationship, suffering psychological harm and social stigmatisation,” he said.
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