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A man who kicked his girlfriend's young daughter so hard she was
thrown six feet across the room has been jailed for life and told he
must serve at least 17 years for her murder. Dean Harris, 20, hurt
Amina Agboola so badly that her liver was torn in two, jurors at
Cambridge Crown Court heard. Harris, who had been going out with the
two-year-old's mother for five months, killed Amina because he was
frustrated at her soiling herself, prosecutors said. The little girl
was found by paramedics lying "like a rag doll" at her home in Scott
Drive, Yaxley, near Peterborough. Harris, who was found guilty of
murder earlier this year, was left alone with the toddler last
November despite social worker warnings that he had a history of
domestic violence and was dangerous. Amina's mother, Sarah Racqueman,
was earlier given a suspended sentence after being acquitted of
causing or allowing her daughter's death but convicted on two other
charges of neglect in connection with other children. Detective
Inspector Alan Page, of Cambridgeshire Police, said: "This was a
horrendous case. "There can be no justification for using violence
against any child and Harris will have to deal with the consequences
of his actions for the rest of his life. "While no sentence can ease
the pain felt by Amina's family, hopefully they will now be able to
start moving on with their lives." Amina's father, Reuben Agboola,
said afterwards he was "pleased" with the sentence. "However the grief
feels like it has no end," he said. "I think about Amina constantly. I
still cry every day. "I go through the motions of living but inside I
am somewhere else thinking about my daughter all the time. "No one
understands the pain except those people who are experiencing it. "My
heart reaches out to every parent on earth who is suffering the loss
of a child."
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