Rio's family 'hates monster' who killed two-year-old
After Daniel Rigby was convicted of Rio's murder, a police family liaison officer read a statement on behalf of his family
– Detective Constable Pam Chandler, on behalf of Rio Smedley's family"Today we have got justice for our beautiful son, grandson, brother and nephew Rio.
"We have to live every day without Rio and for the rest of our lives we will never see him grow into a lovely young man.
"No matter how long that monster gets, he will still have a life.
"We wish we could say that we could start to re-build our lives, but the hard work is just beginning.
"I don't like the word hate, but I truly hate that monster for taking our cheeky monkey Rio away from us."
Man jailed for 'wicked' killing of two-year-old boy
A man has been jailed for life for beating a two-year-old child to death in a "wicked attack".
Man denies "losing his rag" and killing 2-year-old boy
A man accused of murdering a 2-year-old boy has denied "losing his rag" and hitting a child with such force as to "split his liver in two".