Dad slashes throat in court as he’s found guilty of sexually assaulting daughter, 6 – and ex urges him on
Girl's mum shouts 'Go on b*****d do it' as ex pulls out hidden razor after abuse conviction
A SEX beast dad slashed his throat with a razor after being found guilty of abusing his six-year-old daughter.
The man – who is not being identified to protect his daughter – pulled out a blade he had stashed behind his watch as the verdict was read out at Leicester Crown Court.
His ex-partner – who was in the dock with him facing charges of neglect for failing to report the abuse – urged him on, shouting “Go on b*****d do it.”
Custody officers wrestled the sicko to the ground to stop him killing himself.
He was treated for “superficial” cuts to his neck in hospital – and is now on suicide watch in prison.
The man, in his 30s, was jailed for five years for two counts of sexual assault on the girl and one count of common assault yesterday, the .
The jury failed to reach a verdict on a further charge of rape on the girl on the same occasion in a tent and it was discharged.
Richard Thatcher, prosecuting, said the young victim has been suffering nightmares, cannot concentrate at school and suddenly breaks down in tears.
He said: “She is now wary of strangers and feels everyone is staring at her and knows what happened.”
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The man, from Leicester, is already serving a seven-year sentence for burglaries, motoring and other offences – with his new five-year sentence on top of this.
Defence barrister, Mark McDonald, said his client maintained his innocence and was “a mentally fragile and a broken man.”
The girl’s mum is awaiting sentence after being found guilty of failing to report to police what the girl told her about what had happened.