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| A 15-year-old boy has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl who was left in his care for 90 minutes. | A 15-year-old boy has been convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl who was left in his care for 90 minutes. |
| Demi Leigh Mahon was beaten, bitten and had her hair shaved off during the attack which left her with 68 injuries, Manchester Crown Court heard. | Demi Leigh Mahon was beaten, bitten and had her hair shaved off during the attack which left her with 68 injuries, Manchester Crown Court heard. |
| She had been left with Karl McCluney while her mother went to claim a child benefit cheque in July last year. | |
| McCluney took her to a park before attacking her at a house in Salford, Greater Manchester. | |
| He had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility but the jury rejected this claim. | He had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility but the jury rejected this claim. |
| The attack on Demi Leigh was so ferocious, the court heard, that she was left brain-damaged after being punched repeatedly in the face. | The attack on Demi Leigh was so ferocious, the court heard, that she was left brain-damaged after being punched repeatedly in the face. |
| Mother screamed | |
| Pathologist Dr Naomi Carter said part of her scalp was also sheared off, most likely as a result of it coming into contact with a hard surface. | Pathologist Dr Naomi Carter said part of her scalp was also sheared off, most likely as a result of it coming into contact with a hard surface. |
| Dr Carter told the jury it was neither "reasonable or credible" that the vast majority of the injuries were sustained accidentally. | Dr Carter told the jury it was neither "reasonable or credible" that the vast majority of the injuries were sustained accidentally. |
| When her mother, Ann Marie McDonald returned she saw the injuries he had inflicted. | |
| She told the court during the five day trial: "I screamed 'Why haven't you rung an ambulance?'. | |
| "He said 'I never done nothing, I've not done nothing'." | |
| Demi Leigh was taken to hospital where her parents were at her bedside when her life support machine was switched off two days later. |