FATHER ACCUSED OF BATTERING DAUGHTER TO DEATH ADMITTED LOVE OF VIOLENCE

Ben Butler, 36, told a psychologist he looked forward to situations where he could lash out and used his fists to cheer himself up when he was upset. He claimed he had never hit anyone without a reason but found it hard to control his aggression when he felt humiliated or made fun of. Butler made the confession almost a decade before he is accused of killing little Ellie in a moment of rage while his 36-year-old partner Jennie Gray…