Zhang Li, 46, strangled his young daughter to death when he learned she was not doing well in school and "letting the family down".

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He then cut her body up before carrying the grisly pieces to the public toilet opposite their home in Wenzhou City, in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province.

The murderous father reported her missing under pressure from his wife, police said.

They revealed to the Daily Mirror: “He only reluctantly reported her as missing under pressure from his wife, and we were suspicious because he seemed more angry than upset.

“Neighbours we spoke to said he hadn’t bothered to look for her and seemed quite happy she was gone.”

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After three days of searching for the little girl, a maintenance worker called police to say they had found a human hand while cleaning out the public toilets.

Testing revealed that it was the schoolgirl's hand.

Police hsaid that her father soon confessed to the killing:

“After questioning, he confessed to the killing and blamed it on her for failing to be a good daughter and letting the family down.”

He now faces life in prison.

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