Mylee Billingham murder: School girl 'cruelly taken' by father 'she loved and trusted'
The detective who helped bring Mylee Billingham's killer to justice said the community has been 'rocked' by her murder.
Mylee, aged eight, was found with serious injuries at her father William's home in Brownhills on the evening of January 20.
She had been stabbed in the chest and despite the valiant efforts of police and medics she died later that evening in hospital.
Today Mylee’s father, aged 55, was found guilty of her murder following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
Detective Inspector Jim Colclough, from West Midlands Police's homicide team, said Mylee's life had been 'cruelly taken by someone who she loved and trusted'.
