Babysitter who battered tot to death may be freed from jail in weeks
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA babysitter who battered a two-year-old girl to death on his 15th birthday could be freed from jail within weeks. Karl McCluney kicked, punched and bit Demi Leigh Mahon at a house in Eccles, Salford, leaving her with 68 injuries and suffering brain damage.
After the vicious attack, the toddler was taken to hospital. Her parents were at her bedside when her life support machine was switched off two days later.
McCluney was found guilty of murder at Liverpool Crown Court on July 30, 2009. Ordering he be detained for 15 years, judge Mr Justice Sweeney described the attack as 'savage'. READ MORE: Jay Slater search moves to missing teen's 'dangerous' last-known location as Tenerife police give update He said: "You were extremely fed up with having to babysit because it was your birthday, nobody had planned anything for you and you did not think that was fair.
At the flat, Demi Leigh was crying and you became angry with her. Unsurprisingly, given your anger, she cried more. "You got angrier and angrier until you lost your temper altogether.
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