'I didn't know how to tell mum': Daughters speak of alleged abuse at hands of stepfather

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, 24th July, 2019 PM News Update [File photo: The court heard the girls did not come forward with the allegations earlier because they didn't know how to ...]( ['I didn't know how to tell mum': Daughters speak of alleged abuse at hands of stepfather]( BY Hannah Barry A Perth man told his stepdaughter he needed help to go to the bathroom following knee surgery despite being "more than capable" of doing it himself, a court has been told. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories ['You're making a number of assumptions': Lyon's veiled threat as rival AFL clubs circle]( Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has issued a veiled warning to the club as he resets his team on course for a shock finals appearance in the fourth year of his rebuild. 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