Rose West drops appeal plans
Rose West is to drop the appeal against her conviction for her part in the House of Horror murders.
In a statement she says she is ready to spend the rest of her life in prison.
She also expressed her wish to apologise to her daughter, Ann Marie, for the abuse she suffered.
Speaking for the first time since her trial six years ago, she said: "Despite everything, I should like at some stage to apologise to Ann Marie.
"Ann Marie is part of my family and I would love to be reconciled to her and have contact with her."
However, she still maintains she is innocent of murder, and says that she is dropping the appeal because she feels that she will never be free, even if she is released.
In the statement, she explained this is because she will never be able to resume a proper relationship with her family because the authorities would prevent her from seeing her grandchildren.
She also says she has begun to understand the cycle of abuse that she endured and had passed on to her family.
She says that at the age of 48, she finally understands herself, and her relationships with others, for the first time in her life.
Rose West was convicted in 1995 at Winchester Crown Court for the murder of nine young women, including her own daughter Heather.
She was also convicted of the murder of Fred West's stepdaughter, Charmaine West.
