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Man who murdered girlfriend's daughter is jailed

A man who murdered his girlfriend's two-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Man jailed for toddler murder: Amina Agboola's father still "cries every day" over her death

The father of murdered toddler Amina Agboola says that he's "pleased" with the sentence that's been handed down to her killer, but admits that he's still heartbroken by her death.

20-year-old Dean Harris from Peterborough was jailed for life at Cambridge Crown Court this morning.

He'll serve a minimum of 17 years.

The court heard how he kicked the little girl across the room with such force that it "split her liver completely in two."

Harris was frustrated that Amina, his girlfriend's daughter, had soiled herself.

Amina Agboola. Credit: Cambridgeshire Police

"I am pleased with the sentence Dean Harris has received today. However the grief feels like it has no end. I think about Amina constantly. I still cry every day.

I go through the motions of living but inside I am somewhere else thinking about my daughter all the time.

No one understands the pain except those people who are experiencing it. My heart reaches out to every parent on earth who is suffering the loss of a child."

– Rueben Agboola, Amina's father

Speaking to ITV News last month, Mr Agboola said that it's been hard to accept that his daughter is no longer here.

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"I don't want to say goodbye to my daughter. I still want my daughter here with me.

I want not to say goodbye.

I want her to be seen running around, that's what I want. Not to be burying my daughter or saying goodbye to my daughter."

– Rueben Agboola, Amina's father

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