DJ found guilty in murder of three-year- old

A DJ, Delroy Catwell, has been found guilty of
murdering his girlfriend’s “bright and chatty”
three-year-old daughter when he was
supposed to be looking after her.
Catwell,31, was alone with Lylah Aaron at
their Sheffield home when he subjected her to
what police called a “forceful and sustained
attack”.
He denied murdering Lylah but was found
guilty by a jury at Sheffield Crown Court after
a day of deliberations.
Skynews reports that Catwell showed no
emotion as the jury foreman read out the
verdict, while Lylah’s mother, Precious
Chibanda, had to be comforted by friends and
relatives.
During a two-week trial, the jury heard how
Catwell, Lylah and Chibanda shared a house in
Beck Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield.
On February 8, Catwell was left in charge of
Lylah while her mother went to work at Derby
Royal Infirmary as a trainee nurse.
The court was told that Chibanda returned
later to find her daughter in bed and only
later realised she was unconscious. She had
suffered serious head injuries and died later
in hospital.
The post-mortem examination revealed her
injuries were caused by “repeated impacts to
her face and skull”.
Forensic examination of a bedroom in the
house suggested damage to a wall had been
caused by someone smashing Lylah’s head
against it.
The court was told there were bruises on
Lylah’s body consistent with being punched,
kicked and slapped, and she had three broken
ribs.
The post-mortem examination showed she had
been attacked before.
The jury heard how Catwell had complained
about being sidelined as his girlfriend gave
more attention to her daughter.
When Catwell gave evidence he tried to blame
Chibanda for attacking her daughter.
The judge, Mrs Justice Nicola Davies,
remanded Catwell in custody for sentencing
on Wednesday.
She heard pre-sentence submissions from
both prosecution and defence barristers who
agreed that Catwell will receive a life sentence
with a minimum term to be fixed by the
judge.
Detective Superintendent Dave Barraclough,
who led the investigation, said, “Lylah was a
happy, innocent girl who was much loved by
her family. Only a day before she was seen
running and skipping around, like any other
child of her age.”
Source :punch