Nigel Malt: Norfolk dad who murdered daughter dies in prison
During a trial at Norwich Crown Court in July 2022, the jury heard Malt had turned up at the family home. When his daughter asked him to leave, he reversed his car over her, stopped and then drove forward over her body. Malt then put her in his front passenger seat and drove to his wife's work before taking her to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.A post-mortem examination found she died from injuries to her chest and abdomen.Malt denied murder, claiming it was an accident, but was found guilty.
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