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| Ben Butler guilty of murdering daughter Ellie | Ben Butler guilty of murdering daughter Ellie |
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| A man has been found guilty of murdering his six-year-old daughter just 11 months after she was returned to his care following a custody battle. | |
| Ben Butler, 36, inflicted catastrophic head injuries to Ellie while looking after her at their home in Sutton, south-west London, in October 2013. | |
| At the Old Bailey, Ellie's mother, Jennie Gray, 36, had admitted perverting the course of justice. | |
| Both were found guilty of child cruelty in relation to a shoulder injury. | |
| Following the verdict, Butler shouted out: "I'll fight for the rest of my life - unbelievable," before adding: "I want to be sentenced now so I can fight in the Appeal Court." | |
| He added: "I will fight forever to prove this wrong. My daughter was jumping in the house. I'm 100% not guilty." | |
| He will be sentenced at 12:30 BST. | |
| Gray said: "Big mistake. Spend another 10 years proving you wrong." | |
| Butler was previously convicted for shaking Ellie as a baby, although this was later quashed on appeal. | |
| The couple then won a High Court judgement to have Ellie returned to their care in 2012. |