On Tuesday Ben Butler was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years in prison for the murder of his six-year-old daughter Ellie. It’s a death that is particularly tragic because not only was it predictable, but it was predicted, again and again. Ben Butler was a violent man, with prior convictions for assaulting an ex-girlfriend … Continue reading New Statesman: Ellie Butler murder: Are the female partners of abusive men responsible for their crimes?![]()
