Dad Who Fought To Win Custody Of 4-Year-Old Daughter Beats Her To Death

A dad who fought and won custody of his four year-old daughter so he could claim more benefits beat her to death just two months later, the Mirror UK reports.

According to the media, Carl Wheatley admits killing young Alexa-Marie Quinn in March last year – just two months after the local authority granted him custody from foster parents – but denies it was murder.

The “frustrated” supermarket worker lost his temper and delivered a “sustained period of hard beating” to the youngester, his trial heard.

Wheatley told the operator: “She’s drowned. She’s drowned in fluid, she might have internal fluid on her lungs. She needs an ambulance right away.
“I’ve had her for a few months, I got a bit frustrated with her and I harmed the poor child.
“I’m being honest with you I need to think about my child.”

But the prosecution said despite Wheatley knowing he had killed his daughter, he phoned emergency services and carried out a “charade” and performed CPR on the child.

Mr Donnellan said: “He lost his temper with her, she was just four-and-a-half years old.
“This wasn’t just a single blow, this was a sustained period of hard beating of her.”

A pathologist said Alexa-Marie’s injuries were caused by “blunt force trauma to the skin”.

The court heard in the early hours of the morning that Alexa-Marie died Wheatley made internet searches for ‘what effects can internal bleeding cause’ and ‘can lots of bruising get infected’.
Mr Donnellan added: “In the weeks before she died when he hit her he hit her hard and he hit her more and more.
“He went to considerable lengths to avoid Alexa-Marie being seen by anyone.
“He knew at the time what he was doing and that he was causing her harm. Harm that was visible to the paramedics who witnessed the level of bruising to her lower body.
“That is why we say the charge in this case is murder.”

Source: mirror.co.uk