The family of a mum murdered by her "evil" boyfriend today urged domestic violence victims never to think what they are going through is not 'that bad'.
N'Taya Elliott-Cleverley 's young life was cut short by "monster" Nigel Diakite just metres from their sleeping four-month-old baby daughter. He beat his 20-year-old victim, then strangled her to death with a skipping rope, on the day she was set to move out of their Wavertree home because of his past violence.
Diakite, then 18 and now 19, claimed he couldn't remember the killing, in the early hours of Friday, January 29, 2021, because of mental health problems. But he was found guilty of murder by a jury after a harrowing trial and this afternoon locked up for life, with a minimum of 19 years behind bars.
