Father murdered baby he thought was ‘possessed’

A SCHOOL adviser who worked closely with police was jailed for life yesterday for torturing and killing his baby because he thought she was possessed.

Sitab Ullah, 26, from London, was on Wednesday found guilty of murdering his three-month-old daughter, Samira.

Ullah had been a pillar of his community until the death of his father, which made him turn to drugs, Bob Marshall-Andrews QC, defending, told the court.

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