ellie's death. she was convicted of child cruelty. after ben butler's her maternal grandparents, lynne and neal gray, who looked after her for most of her short life. knowing butler's capacity for violence, they battled unsuccessfully to keep their granddaughter and in the months before her death, they grew alarmed by her appearance. she had bruises on herface and down there, but she had face paints on. the face paint they believed had been applied deliberately to hide her bruising. she had lost about a stone, her eyes were beginning to sink in, her hair was all... looks as though it hadn't been combed. what you would say, looked as though she had been dragged through a hedgerow. neal gray's wife died two years ago as the criminal trial got under way. he remembers the last time they saw their granddaughter. she said, "nanny, when can i come back home to live with you? grandad, when can i come back home to live with you?" and she kept going like that. "i love you, nan. i love you." her grandfather says that ellie was placed at fatal risk by being returne

supporting butler, his barn, jennie gray, ellie's mother. back custody of their daughter. but with ben butler, violence was always simmering beneath the surface. his temper was evident here. inaudible also in the kitchen was ellie with a black eye. months later, she was dead from head injuries inflicted by her father. she was six years old. while ben butler was found guilty of murder, ellie's mother, jennie gray, was convicted of child cruelty. at the inquest in croydon, the coroner, dame linda dobbs, heard from professionals who were involved with ellie and her family. professionals who were involved with ellie and herfamily. she professionals who were involved with ellie and her family. she said that despite failings, she could find no evidence that their actions contributed to ellie's death. difficult to accept for ellie's grandfather, neal gray, who had heard the evidence and had fought to keep custody of ellie. i'm not happy with this decision. i think the agencies should have been criticised, brought to court for their failings. he has

the high courtjudge has ruled at the south london coroner ‘s court, ellie butler was unlawfully killed by various agencies failings did not contribute to it. a council in west london is set to vote on whether it will be the first in the country to create a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic to prevent patients being intimidated. ealing council has been looking at a range of options for the marie stopes clinic after local women set up a petition. staff at the centre say there have been complaints about anti—abortion protestors for three decades. the victoria derbyshire programme spoke earlier to katherine 0'brien from the british pregnancy advisory service — one the country's biggest abortion providers who are campaigning for vigils to be banned, and isabel vaughan—spruce who runs the anti—abortion campaign group

ellie and finally calling 999. my daughter is not breathing properly! jennie gray is shouting, with ben butler in the background. e... 0k, darling, i'm trying to help... on how to resuscitate ellie. detectives soon worked out ellie had been dead for some time. that is a performance. that must have been very difficult. the couple had a history. in 2007, ben butler was convicted of shaking six—week old ellie. returned to their care. the couple even went on television to complain of that injustice. to get everything fine. could have the potential to be harmful to your baby? no, not at all. certain people, isn't it? to clear my name completely. jennie, had you ever had any doubts about ben? none whatsoever. when she was a baby, you know, how he... he was so... he wanted to see her every day from the minute she was born. at the door every day, just to give her a kiss. on a legal technicality. later allowed ellie home. complex of decisions. one way or the other. there are very serious consequences. ellie to her parents. until then, her maternal grandfather had looked after her. could serve that order on any professiona

herfather, ben butler, is serving a life sentence for the murder of his daughter, ellie, in october, ellie to his care, the previous year. her grandfather maintains that ellie was let down by fundamental failings in the system. now on bbc news it's time for newsnight with emily. syrians are today evacuated from the country's last rebel stronghold. tonight the world waits for trump's reaction to saturday's chemical attack. the world waits for the reaction of donald trump to the chemical attack. britain, france and america needs to come up with a response. will it be a military one. president obama never recovered from what he did not do. the likelihood of the french and the americans operating in concert is very high indeed. tonight disagreement at the un over the investigation of the douma chemical attack causes the diplomatic option to falter. as syrian rebels are evacuated from the country's last rebel held town, the world waits for trump's reaction to saturday's chemical attack. britain, france and america need to agree on a response — will they launch a military attack? and will

herfather, ben butler, is serving a life sentence for the murder of his daughter ellie in october 2013d ellie to his care the previous year. her grandfather maintains that ellie was let down by "fundamental failings in the system." the council in telford, in shropshire, has agreed to set up an independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation. there's been increased concern about the issue in the town after newspaper reports claimed up to 1,000 girls could have been abused over the past four decades. 0ur correspondent, sima kotecha, was there. tonight in telford the decision was unanimous. the council voted for an independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation after weeks of debate. now more victims have come forward to speak to the bbc. debate. now more victims have come forward to speak to the bbci debate. now more victims have come forward to speak to the bbc. i was taken to different houses and left ina room taken to different houses and left in a room with different people. if ididn't in a room with different people. if i didn't sleep with them, i used to get beaten up quite

ellie was that. this case goes back nearly a decade. in march 2009, butlerr when she was six weeks old, a conviction which was later overturned. in october 2012, the courts returned ellie to her parents and stressed that butler had been cleared of any wrongdoing. four years later, butler was found guilty of killing his daughter. he was jailed for 23 years. in march of this year, the inquest into ellie‘s death opened. it examined the process by which she was handed back to her parents. her mother, jenny grey, here turning her camera phone ona grey, here turning her camera phone on a camera crew also stood trial during ellie‘s death. she was convicted of child cruelty. after ben butler‘s first conviction for attacking ellie, she was placed in the care of her maternal grandparents who looked after her for most of her short life. knowing butler‘s capacity for violence, they battled unsuccessfully to keep their granddaughter. and in the months before her death, they grew alarmed by her appearance. she had bruises on herface by her appearance. she had bruises on h

from the start, ellie butler wasn't safe in herfather‘s arms. serious head injuries. of her eyes, elliecorded phone call. and then sort it out. bleep off. also in the family kitchen was ellie with a black eye. months later, she was dead. this case goes back nearly a decade. when she was six weeks old. a conviction which was later overturned. and stressed that butler had been cleared of any wrongdoing. of killing his daughter. he was jailed for 23 years. in march this year, the inquest into ellie's death opened. back to her parents. following ellie's death. she was convicted of child cruelty. of her short life. and in the months before her death, they grew alarmed by her appearance. she had bruises on herface and down there, but she had face paints on. to hide her bruising. her hair was all... looks as though it hadn't been combed. dragged through a hedgerow. neal gray's wife died two years ago as the criminal trial got under way. he remembers the last time they saw their granddaughter. she said, "nanny, when can i come back home to live with you? grandad, when can i come back home to li