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Mum jailed for murder of toddler Sarah Dahane with bin liner Angela Whitworth jailed for murdering daughter
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The mother of a toddler, who admitted her murder after fleeing the country, has been jailed for life. A woman who used a bin liner to smother her toddler daughter then fled to Africa has been jailed for life.
Angela Whitworth, 44, used a bin liner to smother 20-month-old Sarah Dahane in May 2013 in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Angela Whitworth, 44, killed 20-month-old Sarah Dahane in May 2013 in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
She fled to Kenya and was arrested on 9 March this year by the Uganda National Police in a joint operation with Thames Valley Police. She travelled to Kenya but was arrested on 9 March this year by police in neighbouring Uganda in a joint operation with the Thames Valley force.
She was sentenced by Mr Justice Spencer at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum term of 15 years. Whitworth was told by Mr Justice Spencer at the Old Bailey that she must spend at least 15 years in prison.
Supt Ian Hunter of Thames Valley Police said the murder was "needless, selfish and wicked". Det Supt Ian Hunter of Thames Valley Police said the murder was "needless, selfish and wicked".
Whitworth's daughter was found dead after the family raised concerns about her welfare to police. Sarah was found dead after the family raised concerns about her welfare to police.
The toddler's father raised the alarm when Whitworth failed to turn up for an agreed meeting.The toddler's father raised the alarm when Whitworth failed to turn up for an agreed meeting.
The case also involved Interpol and the National Crime Agency. Officers broke down the door of her home and discovered the youngster.
Officers broke down the door of her home and discovered the youngster, who was believed to have been dead for hours rather than days. Det Supt Hunter said: "Sarah was a happy and carefree little girl who had her whole life ahead of her. She died at the hands of the person who should have been protecting her - her own mother.
Whitworth flew to Kenya and police offered a £10,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest or conviction. "Angela Whitworth received information which, in her mind, gave her the opinion that she would be unlikely to be able to take Sarah to live in Kenya.
Speaking at a Thames Valley Police news conference earlier this year, Sarah's father Nabil Dahane, said his only daughter was "beautiful, lovely and lively". "Angela therefore booked herself a business class flight to Nairobi... then killed her daughter before travelling to Heathrow Airport and leaving for Kenya later that day."
Kirsty Allman, Senior Crown Prosecutor for Thames and Chiltern Crown Prosecution Service, called it a "terrible crime".
"A just outcome has been achieved for Sarah... however, no matter how long the prison sentence is, I acknowledge that nothing can make up for the loss."
Speaking at a Thames Valley Police news conference earlier this year, Sarah's father Nabil Dahane said his only daughter was "beautiful, lovely and lively".