A father has been found guilty of murdering his deformed baby after both parents attempted to shift the blame for his death on to a young autistic child.

Jurors have been warned not to be swayed by “fanciful” suggestions after TV character Peppa Pig was called in the defence of the man accused of murdering six-year-old Ellie Butler.

Children's television character Peppa Pig has been called in the defence of a man accused of murdering his six-year-old daughter in England.

A man has been found guilty by a UK court of battering his ex-partner to death with a hammer and slashing his young daughter’s throat weeks after he was reported to police for making threats.