Father accused of stabbing daughter and her best friend to death

A RELEASED convict has admitted to beating and stabbing to death his eight-year-old daughter and her best friend, authorities in the US say.

Jerry Hobbs was apparently unhappy because his daughter Laura was supposed to be grounded for stealing about $40 (€31) from her mother’s purse but her mother had given in and let her go out to play.

Hobbs, released from prison just last month, went out looking to bring his daughter back home.