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| Eve Leatherland: Mum's partner jailed for toddler murder | Eve Leatherland: Mum's partner jailed for toddler murder |
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| A man who beat and poisoned his partner's 22-month-old daughter has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years. | |
| Eve Leatherland had multiple fractures and a fatal dose of codeine in her system when she was found "stiff" in her bed in Cornwall in October 2017. | Eve Leatherland had multiple fractures and a fatal dose of codeine in her system when she was found "stiff" in her bed in Cornwall in October 2017. |
| Thomas Curd, 31, was found guilty of her murder at Truro Crown Court on Thursday. | Thomas Curd, 31, was found guilty of her murder at Truro Crown Court on Thursday. |
| Her mother Abigail Leatherland, 26, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death but acquitted of manslaughter. | Her mother Abigail Leatherland, 26, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death but acquitted of manslaughter. |
| She was jailed for three-and-a-half years. | She was jailed for three-and-a-half years. |
| Judge Mrs Justice May told Curd he "wilfully, fatally failed Eve over and over when you repeatedly assaulted her". | |
| Sentencing Leatherland, the judge said she "did not take any steps to protect or care for Eve". | |
| "I have no doubt your greatest punishment is knowing that you failed your daughter when she most needed you. | |
| She added it was a "bleak, uncomfortable way for that little girl to die". | |
| Eve's ribs and skull were fractured and re-fractured in "at least three" attacks, and she was poisoned with the painkiller in an attempt to mask the injuries, the court heard. | Eve's ribs and skull were fractured and re-fractured in "at least three" attacks, and she was poisoned with the painkiller in an attempt to mask the injuries, the court heard. |
| She had also suffered a ruptured liver prior to her death at their then home in Liskeard. | She had also suffered a ruptured liver prior to her death at their then home in Liskeard. |
| The jury was told Eve had almost certainly been dead for several hours before her mother dialled 999 on 5 October. | The jury was told Eve had almost certainly been dead for several hours before her mother dialled 999 on 5 October. |
| Leatherland had moved to Cornwall from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, earlier in 2017. | |
| During the trial, jurors saw a number of photos and videos taken by the defendants that showed Eve looking extremely unwell in the days before she was killed. | During the trial, jurors saw a number of photos and videos taken by the defendants that showed Eve looking extremely unwell in the days before she was killed. |
| They also saw pictures of her blood-stained mattress. | They also saw pictures of her blood-stained mattress. |
| Prosecutor Sean Brunton QC said Eve's injuries were "most commonly associated" with a car crash. | Prosecutor Sean Brunton QC said Eve's injuries were "most commonly associated" with a car crash. |