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| | Friday, 12 January, 2001, 15:50 GMT Picture gallery: Victoria Climbie Eight-year-old Victoria Climbie died after she was tortured and abused by her guardians. Marie Therese Kouao and Carl Manning have been sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder. An inquiry has been launched into how care services failed to save her.
 Victoria Climbie died of hypothermia in February last year  Victoria's parents mourn the loss of "our beautiful girl"  Victoria had 128 injuries on her body when she died  She died after being beaten, tied up and left naked in a bath  Social workers failed to visit the flat where Victoria was abused  Victoria was taken to church where they prayed for the child 'to cast out the devil'  Manning and Kouao have been sentenced to life imprisonment | | See also:  20 Feb 03 | UK 12 Jan 01 | UK 12 Jan 01 | UK 12 Jan 01 | UK 24 Nov 00 | UK Top UK stories now: Links to more UK stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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