Father convicted of baby daughter's murder in the UK

A father who said he violently threw his crying baby daughter onto the sofa in a fit of temper has been convicted of her murder.

Father convicted of baby daughter's murder in the UK

A father who said he violently threw his crying baby daughter onto the sofa in a fit of temper has been convicted of her murder.

John Burrill, 31, admitted his actions led to two-month-old Daisy-Mae suffering a fractured skull and brain damage, but he denied intending to kill or at least cause really serious harm to her at the family home in Fleetwood, Lancashire.

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