Daughter’s heartbreaking wail as father gets life in jail

THE fateful knock finally came at 3.45pm.

Thirteen days into the murder trial and after almost five-and-a-half hours of deliberation, the firm rap on the door of Court No 3 signalled the jury had reached its verdict.

Finally the ordeal of the past weeks would soon be over, but the uncertainty over the verdict meant nobody could really relax.