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Man jailed for daughter's murder | |
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A man who killed his daughter with chloroform in revenge for an affair his wife had with a judge has been jailed. | |
Hospital radiographer Gavin Hall, 33, killed three-year-old Amelia as her mother and sister slept in their Northamptonshire home. | |
Hall, of Grey Street, Irchester, had admitted manslaughter at Northampton Crown Court, but denied murder. | |
After killing Amelia, Hall made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. He will serve a minimum term of 15 years. | |
The trial heard Hall fed Amelia anti-depressant pills to make her drowsy, before smothering her on 29 November last year. | |
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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. |