Judge Brown said on the night of the attack, Topping had been drinking gin and cherry shots at Rosie's home. Judge Brown said: 'It was undoubtedly a sustained and savage assault. Judge Brown said: 'Fracturing of finger bones showed she didn't die immediately and must have suffered greatly.' Sentencing, Judge Brown said: 'There is no doubt in my mind, due to the sustained, brutal and barbaric nature of the attack, there was an intention to kill. 'No sentence will ever feel enough to show the value of Rosie's life and the loss we feel.

Source: Daily Mail May 23, 2019 16:43 UTC