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.

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.

The child was allegedly battered to death by Ben Butler in October 2013, just 11 months after he won a legal battle to get her back after she was taken into care.

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