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| Couple jailed for child cruelty | Couple jailed for child cruelty |
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| A couple who subjected their four-year-old disabled daughter to a systematic reign of cruelty have been jailed for a total of 22 years. | A couple who subjected their four-year-old disabled daughter to a systematic reign of cruelty have been jailed for a total of 22 years. |
| Samuel Duncan, 27, and his 23-year-old partner, Kimberly Harte, inflicted "horrific injuries" to their daughter who suffered from cerebral palsy. | Samuel Duncan, 27, and his 23-year-old partner, Kimberly Harte, inflicted "horrific injuries" to their daughter who suffered from cerebral palsy. |
| Duncan was sentenced to 10 and a half years and Harte was sentenced to 11 and a half years, at Middlesex Crown Court. | Duncan was sentenced to 10 and a half years and Harte was sentenced to 11 and a half years, at Middlesex Crown Court. |
| The couple, of Maida Vale, west London, admitted three counts of child cruelty. | The couple, of Maida Vale, west London, admitted three counts of child cruelty. |
| The little girl had boiling water poured over her hands, had clumps of hair ripped from her scalp, was kicked repeatedly in the groin and was locked naked in the toilet each night. | The little girl had boiling water poured over her hands, had clumps of hair ripped from her scalp, was kicked repeatedly in the groin and was locked naked in the toilet each night. |
| She was also forced to eat her own faeces. | She was also forced to eat her own faeces. |
| Detective Sergeant Anthony Smith from the Central Child Abuse Team said: "This is without doubt the worse case of child abuse I have personally had to deal with. | |
| "When I met the young girl she was in a terrible condition. | |
| "But I'm now happy to report that she's improved dramatically with the care that she's now receiving." |