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Man jailed for six years for killing infant after mother rejected him

A father of 12 sons will cool his heels behind bars after losing an appeal against his conviction and sentence for killing an innocent infant while punishing the mother who turned down his sexual advances.

Three years ago, Meltal Lesurmat Lenjori was sentenced to serve six years in jail after he was found guilty of killing a two-month-old infant on October 20, 2017 after a walking stick landed on her head.

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