Person: Ellie Butler

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Council couldn’t block Ellie Butler ruling

British social services bosses say lawyers advised them that they “couldn’t have appealed” when a senior family court judge ruled that Ellie Butler should return to live with the father who had been accused of hurting her.

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Grandfather of murdered girl Ellie Butler urges inquiry

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‘Evil’ dad gets life for killing 6-year-old Ellie Butler

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‘Peppa Pig’ clip at Ellie Butler murder trial

Peppa Pig cited by defence in father's trial for murder of his six-year-old daughter

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.

Wed, 08 Jun, 2016

$Ellie Butler, six, suffered skull fractures twice in short life, court told$

Ellie Butler, six, suffered skull fractures twice in short life, court told

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.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Messages, letters and diaries show turbulent relationship of Ellie Butler's parents

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.

Tue, 26 Apr, 2016

Ellie Butler murder trial hears harrowing 999 call

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.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

Man 'killed six-year-old daughter after conviction for assaulting her as a baby was quashed'

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.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2016