Six-year-old Ellie Butler suffered skull fractures twice in her tragically short life - the first possibly dating back to when her father was accused of assaulting her as a baby, a court has heard.

The turbulent relationship of tragic Ellie Butler's parents was revealed in a series of text messages, letters and diary entries uncovered after the six-year-old's death.

A harrowing 999 call has been played in the trial of a father accused of battering his six-year-old daughter to death in a fit of rage.

A hot-tempered father killed his six-year-old daughter after successfully appealing his conviction for assaulting her as a baby, a court has heard.