Dimitrina Borisova

Father gets life for murder of his daughter, aged 4

An Athens court handed life terms Tuesday to 27-year-old Stanislav Bakardjev and his 30-year-old codefendant, Nazif Ahmedov for the 2015 murder and mutilation of 4-year-old Ani.

The girl's mother, 25-year-old Dimitrina Borisova, was found guilty of exposing the child to danger. She was given a six-year suspended sentence and granted conditional release.

Four-year-old Ani was hacked while she was alive, coroner says

A coroner testifying in the case of the murder in Athens of 4-year-old Ani Borisova in May 2015 said she was alive while she was being hacked with a kitchen knife.

His testimony conflicts with that of her father, who has denied killing her but has admitted that he hacked her to pieces only after he found her dead.