Carol Higgins managed to secure a conviction against her abuser in 2019 (Picture: Andrew McCaren for Metro)A woman who was raped by her own dad throughout her childhood has spoken of her relief after the early release of sexual offenders was ruled out by Andy Burnham. Metro revealed last month that Carol, now a mum-of-two, had been told her abuser was being considered for early release after just serving a quarter of his 20-year sentence. Carol cried tears of ‘joy and relief’ after she was told her dad will most likely remain in prison. Last week, abuse survivors handed a petition to Number 10 Downing Street asking Mr Burnham to remove sex offenders from the early release scheme. ‘But it’s not possible without the prison system reaching capacity and collapsing, which would put public safety at much greater risk.’