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Jury retires in girl murder trial Man guilty of daughter's murder
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The jury in the trial of a father accused of murdering his daughter in revenge for his wife's affair has retired to consider its verdict. A father has been convicted of murdering his three-year-old daughter in revenge for his wife's affair.
Hospital radiographer Gavin Hall, 33, killed three-year-old Amelia with anaesthetic as her mother and sister slept in their Northamptonshire home.Hospital radiographer Gavin Hall, 33, killed three-year-old Amelia with anaesthetic as her mother and sister slept in their Northamptonshire home.
Mr Hall, of Grey Street, Irchester, who is standing trial at Northampton Crown Court, has denied murder. Hall, of Grey Street, Irchester, who was standing trial at Northampton Crown Court, had admitted manslaughter but denied murder.
He has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. After killing Amelia, Hall made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide.
'Wife's affair''Wife's affair'
The trial heard that Mr Hall fed Amelia anti-depressant pills to make her drowsy. The trial heard that Hall fed Amelia anti-depressant pills to make her drowsy.
He sat and cuddled his daughter for over an hour before smothering her with a rag soaked with an anaesthetic chemical.He sat and cuddled his daughter for over an hour before smothering her with a rag soaked with an anaesthetic chemical.
He then made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. Hall's wife, Joanne Hall, now known as Joanne Rainsley, found her daughter dead under a duvet on the living room floor the following morning.
Mr Hall's wife, Joanne Hall, now known as Joanne Rainsley, found her daughter dead under a duvet on the living room floor the following morning.
Amelia died two days before her fourth birthday.Amelia died two days before her fourth birthday.
Jurors have heard the discovery of his wife's affair with a married part-time judge, whom she met through a sex contact advert on the internet, sparked his emotional breakdown which led to the killing. Jurors heard the discovery of his wife's affair with a married part-time judge, whom she met through a sex contact advert on the internet, sparked his emotional breakdown which led to the killing.
Hall was convicted by a jury at Northampton Crown Court after a six-day trial.