Photo: Sam Hurley via NZ HeraldA father has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after killing his 2-year-old daughter in a moment of ``true horror'' at their Hawera home. On November 23 last year, the chemical engineer, who worked at Fonterra, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of toddler Esme Claire Kinraid. Justice Rebecca Ellis told the court before Kinraid had left for work he put his two children to bed shortly after 7pm. Kinraid told the 111 operator: ``I think I may have killed my daughter.'' In December 2015, Kinraid breached his bail conditions by failing to report to the Dunedin Central Police Station, which he was required to do every weekday.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2017 02:41 UTC