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Phillips man gets life in prison, no parole.

A Virginia man has been sentenced to life in prison on a charge of sexually and physically abusing his daughter which led to her brutal murder.

The Circuit Court judge, Laycee Mullins, sentenced Lyric Phillips, 47, on Tuesday to life in prison.

In addition, Mullins sentenced Phillips to an extra 15 years in prison on a charge of malicious wounding.

Phillips pled guilty to the charges.

“I was very pleased with the sentence, but I think justice still was not served. My daughter’s life was taken by the hands of this man, and he still gets to live.” says London Phillips, Skyran’s mother.