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16.03.2022 - 17:07 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An evil thug murdered his girlfriend in a "terrible and unprovoked assault" as their four-month-old baby lay sleeping in a cot next them.
Nigel Diakite used a skipping rope to strangle N'Taya Elliott-Cleverley in bed after she planned to break up with him at their Wavertree home.
Diakite, then 19, originally maintained he couldn't remember killing his 20-year-old partner - despite later confessing to the crime, the Liverpool Echo reports.
During a harrowing trial at Liverpool Crown Court, the killer blamed his poor mental health and even claimed that his victim had attacked him.
However, the jury found Diakite guilty of murder after seeing through his disgraceful web of lies.
Speaking after the verdict was returned, Detective Chief Inspector Paul Speight, of Merseyside Police, slammed the now 20-year-old killer and paid tribute to N'Taya's grieving family.
He said: "This was a terrible and unprovoked assault which led to the death of a young mum in her own home.
"N'Taya's family and friends have been left devastated, not only by her loss, but by the brutal manner in which she died.
"Their agony has also been compounded by the fact that N'Taya's daughter has also been left without a mother or a father.
"Diakite denied any knowledge of being responsible for N'Taya's death and forced her family and friends to sit through the distressing ordeal of a trial.
"I am pleased that the jury saw through his lies and found him guilty and he will now serve a substantial sentence for his actions.
"I would like to take this opportunity to praise N'Taya's family for their dignity and composure through what has been a very difficult time.
"I know that no length of sentence will ever bring N'Taya back, but I hope it means that her family can
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