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| Man guilty of daughter's murder | Man guilty of daughter's murder |
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| A father has been convicted of murdering his three-year-old daughter in revenge for his wife's affair. | A father has been convicted of murdering his three-year-old daughter in revenge for his wife's affair. |
| Hospital radiographer Gavin Hall, 33, killed three-year-old Amelia with anaesthetic as her mother and sister slept in their Northamptonshire home. | Hospital radiographer Gavin Hall, 33, killed three-year-old Amelia with anaesthetic as her mother and sister slept in their Northamptonshire home. |
| Hall, of Grey Street, Irchester, who was standing trial at Northampton Crown Court, had admitted manslaughter but denied murder. | Hall, of Grey Street, Irchester, who was standing trial at Northampton Crown Court, had admitted manslaughter but denied murder. |
| After killing Amelia, Hall made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. | After killing Amelia, Hall made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. |
| 'Wife's affair' | 'Wife's affair' |
| The trial heard that Hall fed Amelia anti-depressant pills to make her drowsy. | The trial heard that Hall fed Amelia anti-depressant pills to make her drowsy. |
| He sat and cuddled his daughter for over an hour before smothering her with a rag soaked with an anaesthetic chemical. | He sat and cuddled his daughter for over an hour before smothering her with a rag soaked with an anaesthetic chemical. |
| Hall's wife, Joanne Hall, now known as Joanne Rainsley, found her daughter dead under a duvet on the living room floor the following morning. | Hall's wife, Joanne Hall, now known as Joanne Rainsley, found her daughter dead under a duvet on the living room floor the following morning. |
| Amelia died two days before her fourth birthday. | Amelia died two days before her fourth birthday. |
| Jurors heard the discovery of his wife's affair with a married part-time judge, whom she met through a sex contact advert on the internet, sparked his emotional breakdown which led to the killing. | Jurors heard the discovery of his wife's affair with a married part-time judge, whom she met through a sex contact advert on the internet, sparked his emotional breakdown which led to the killing. |
| Hall was convicted by a jury at Northampton Crown Court after a six-day trial. | Hall was convicted by a jury at Northampton Crown Court after a six-day trial. |