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Father of Alexa-Marie Quinn sentenced for her murder

Carl Wheatley will be sentenced today for killing his his four-year-old daughter by beating her to death. Alexa-Marie Quinn had 66 injuries when she died in March 2014, St Albans Crown Court heard.

Wheatley, 31, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, admitted manslaughter but the jury rejected his plea of not guilty to murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

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Father of murdered four-year-old to be sentenced

The father of Alexa-Marie Quinn will be sentenced for beating her to death today.

The four-year-old died on March 12 last year after suffering from what the pathologist described as "extreme blunt-force trauma". 66 injuries were recorded on her body.

Alexa-Marie Quinn was beaten to death by her father. Credit: Family handout.

Carl Wheatley, 31, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, admitted manslaughter but the jury rejected his plea of not guilty on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

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