The judge who returned tragic Ellie Butler back into the care of her killer dad said today "it's not personal". Dame Justice Hogg stunned experts and ignored pleas from social services when she handed ...

A father who murdered his six-year-old daughter just 11 months after she was returned to his care following a custody battle has been jailed. Ben Butler, 36, inflicted catastrophic head injuries upon ...

A man has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years for murdering his six-year-old daughter in a fit of rage. Ben Butler, 36, killed his daughter Ellie just 11 months after winning her back in ...

The murder of six-year-old Ellie Butler at the hands of her violent father took place less than a year after she was returned into the custody of her parents. It also followed a protracted legal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A father convicted of murdering his six-year-old daughter has told an inquest into her death he will prove he did not kill her.

Ellie Butler's death should be subject to a public inquiry, according to the murdered child's grandfather. Neal Gray said he wants everything "o pen and above board" as he recalled the suffering of ...

The man who today was convicted of the murder of his six-year-old daughter in a fit of rage has a history of violence and abuse. Ben Butler has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years for ...

Ellie Butler’s grandfather vowed her death “cannot have been in vain” as he described her murderer father as a “brutal maniac” in an inquest into her death. The six-year-old girl was beaten to death ...

Neal Gray, 72, has railed against the ruling that six-year-old Ellie was 'unlawfully killed' in 2013 by her father and that the authorities could not be blamed Ellie Butler's grandfather has hit out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years for murdering his six-year-old daughter in a fit of rage. Ben Butler, ...