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| Ellie Butler: Granddad of murdered girl in public inquiry plea | |
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| The grandfather of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler has called for a public inquiry into why she was returned to the care of her parents. | The grandfather of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler has called for a public inquiry into why she was returned to the care of her parents. |
| Neal Gray told BBC Radio 4 that his granddaughter was "petrified" of Ben Butler and Jennie Gray. | Neal Gray told BBC Radio 4 that his granddaughter was "petrified" of Ben Butler and Jennie Gray. |
| Mr Gray said he had previously warned a family court judge she would have "blood on her hands" if Ellie was returned to her parents. | Mr Gray said he had previously warned a family court judge she would have "blood on her hands" if Ellie was returned to her parents. |
| The youngster went back to live with her parents 11 months before her death. | The youngster went back to live with her parents 11 months before her death. |
| Butler, 36, was convicted of her murder on Tuesday and jailed for a minimum of 23 years. | |
| Ellie's mother was found guilty of child cruelty and jailed for 42 months. | |
| Butler was convicted in 2009 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. | |
| Mrs Justice Hogg sided with Butler despite objections from police, social services and Ellie's maternal grandfather, Mr Gray. | |
| Mr Gray said he and his wife used to take Ellie to a children's centre for troubled families every few weeks to see her parents - and in two and a half years her father went twice and her mother went four times. | |
| "She hadn't known them as parents," he said. "But her mother turned around and said 'If you don't come back and live with mummy and daddy we won't love you anymore'." |