wilkie's lawyer stuck to the improbable story that wilkie had tried to sell during his interrogationterally reduced the runaway theory to ashes. shelby committed suicide. the jury's judgement was swift and sure. they returned with a verdict in just 32 finding him guilty of murder. and in a highly unusual move wilkie gives the thumbs up sign as goes off to spend the rest of his life in prison. >> we felt that we had achieved justice for shelby and that we brought some measure of closure for this really wonderful family. >> there was a feeling of joy and happiness that he was going to spend the rest of his life prison. >> reporter: the family has focused on the welfare of little sydney. >> i have been dreaming of holding you for a long time and now my dreams have come true. you are the most beautiful little girl i've ever seen and you are my precious angel. >> reporter: sydney, now 3 years old, has officially been adopted by shelby's brother bill and his wife stacie. they have no plans to take her to prison for a visit with her father. >> he doesn't deserve to ever see her beautiful fa

it's really saturday before things really wilkie it down. bright skies coming in behind, looking lovely in qatar 32 degrees good day for camping then. northern pakistan into far northwest of india seeing very heavy rain around the region, 55 milliliters of rain. we have seen over the last five days a staggering 225 millimeters of rain. monthly average for max something like 91 mill meets of rain. come saturday, things do at long last become dry. >> still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, afghanistan seeks justice for the death of a woman beaten and burned by a mob while police looked on. >> i'm in buenos aires where argentina is marking another anniversary of the malvinas or falk lands war. >> why this giant makes basketball history. all the detail in sports. just stay with us. >> students taken hostage in kenya. gunman stormed the campus just before dawn. some students have been freed. at least 15 are dead and 70 others injured. >> there are reports to houthi rebels captured the yemeni presidential palace in aden. president hadi has been i