Man jailed for life for murder and abuse of mother and daughter

Andrew Innes was also convicted of sexually abusing the toddler and raping another child

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A harrowing murder which left experienced police officers shocked and appalled.

Andrew Innes has been convicted of the most sickening of crimes, killing a mother and her young daughter before burying them under the floor of his home in Dundee.

The 52-year-old beat and stabbed Bennylyn Burke to death before strangling two-year-old Jellica.

He’s now been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 36-years-behind bars before he could be considered for parole.

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