Toowoomba supreme court found her mother, Sinitta Tammy Dawita, not guilty of murder and torture
Queensland man guilty of torturing and killing three-year-old stepdaughter Kaydence MillsWarning: this article contains content that readers may find distressingA man has been found guilty of torturing and killing his three-year-old stepdaughter while the girl’s mother has been cleared of the same charges.
The pair had pleaded not guilty but on Tuesday at the Toowoomba supreme court, Justice Sean Cooper ruled Desatge had tortured and murdered Kaydence in 2017.Kaydence had been subject to escalating violence before her death, with her stepfather more frequently hitting the three-year-old with a bamboo stick.
Kaydence was last seen alive lying on a red couch with her eyes closed and not moving at the family’s home with bruises on her head and face. Justice Cooper found Desatge did not like Kaydence because of her biological father and his true feelings were made clear during a police intercepted phone call with Dawita where he called the little girl a “dying little c***”.
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