Paedophile Richard Huckle's parents 'begged police to take him away'

The parents of Britain's worst paedophile were so upset at finding out about their son's horrific abuse of children in Malaysia they begged police to take him away, a court heard.

Richard Huckle, 30, from Kent, has admitted an unprecedented number of child sex offences and faces multiple life sentences at the Old Bailey.

The youngest of Huckle's victims was just six-months-old, while the oldest was only 12-years-old.

His parents' house was searched as part of the investigation.

Prosecutor Brian O'Neill QC said: "His mother was both extremely upset and extremely angry. She and his father called the police and asked them to take their son away.

"Both have made witness statements in support of this prosecution."

Huckle refused to give officers passwords to his encrypted computer, but they were still able to uncover more than 20,000 indecent images of children.

He refused to answer officers' questions, but the next day his mother asked him about the allegations and he admitted he had sex with children aged between three and 13.

He masqueraded as a devout Christian and English teacher to gain access to up to 200 children in Kuala Lumpur over a period of nine years.