Child killer described as 'gentle giant' by familyANDY JACKSON/Stuff.co.nz Philip Murray Kinraid held his two-year-old daughter down until she suffocated with a final "shuddering breath". Robert Charles/Fairfax NZ Philip Murray Kinraid during his first appearance in the Hawera District Court after Esme's death. On Wednesday, Philip Kinraid was jailed for four years and three months after he caused Esme's death on June 26, 2015. Deena Coster The Hawera house the Kinraid family lived in at the time of Esme's death. The Kinraid family appeared to be stable and there were no outwards signs of any problems, she said.

Source: Stuff February 21, 2017 23:57 UTC