A "monstrous" killer will spend at least 35 years in jail for the murder of his ex-partner and their baby daughter.
Roland McKoy battered Valerie Forde to death and slashed 22-month-old Real Jahzara's throat in a fit of "spite and resentment".
The double murder took place after the 54-year-old was told to leave the family home in Hackney, East London, on 31 March.
McKoy struck Mrs Forde 33 times using a hammer, screwdriver and machete while her other daughter listened on an open phone line.
The killer inflicted "horrific" injuries on both victims.
Afterwards, he drank bleach and left a perverse note on Mrs Forde's face, which was stained with the baby's blood.
It read: "Valerie Forde you never stop playing derty ticks (sic) for many years on all people places and things you targets. Now the world must see the sudden destructions you creates in our families, our home and on yourself. Our fame in history. Roland."
Police found McKoy curled in a foetal position beside his victims - surrounded by his murder tools.
Sentencing him to life with a minimum of 35 years, Judge Charles Wide said the handyman had not shown "one iota of regret".
He told him: "You have been convicted of the deliberate, horrific killing of Valerie and your 22-month-old child.
"You did it out of spite and resentment that Valerie at long last had the strength and resolve to say that enough is enough and you had to go.
"She had given you three months and you had done precious little. You thought she was going to back down but she didn't and that was an affront to your monstrous egotism."
McKoy had been reported to the police just weeks before the killings for making a series of threats against his family.
In January, Mrs Forde texted her sister: "I have to be very very careful and pray for my safety each day and night."
Throughout the trial he consistently accused Mrs Forde, a 45-year-old community project manager, of murdering her daughter.
He claimed he hit Mrs Forde with a hammer in "self-defence" after finding Real's body.
But a jury at the Old Bailey took just two-and-a-half hours to decide those claims were untrue - prompting cheers from the victims' family and friends.
After the verdict, Mrs Forde's family said: "No matter how many years he receives, it will not bring Valerie and Jahzara back.
"The pain will still continue for our family for the rest of our lives. His actions have destroyed the lives of Valerie and Jahzara's family, friends and the wider community in Hackney."
Sky News
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