Police had found "hundreds of extreme images of child abuse and violent pornography" on Maden's laptop, plus more material on his mobile phone in folders named "snuff", "snuff stories" and "brutal rape". Detective Chief Inspector David Warren, who led the investigation, revealed that Maden refused to explain his actions and had never shown remorse for the killing. After pleading guilty to rape and murder, Maden was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that he should never be released. Passing sentence, Mr Justice Keith told him: "It is inescapable that Tia Rigg died because you decided to realise your fantasies about torturing and killing a young child. It is difficult to know how long Tia's ordeal lasted. The terror, the unimaginable pain you inflicted on her, the indignities you subjected her to while still alive. It was planned, it was premeditated and her agony must have been prolonged. This is one of those exceptional cases in which the only just punishment requires you to be imprisoned for the rest of your life." See also Murder of Danielle Jones References 2010 in England 2010 murders in the United Kingdom 2010s crimes in Manchester 2010s trials April 2010 crimes April 2010 events in the United Kingdom Child sexual abuse in England Deaths by person in England Incestual abuse Incidents of violence against girls Murder in Manchester Murder trials Rape in England Rape trials Torture in England Trials in England Female murder victims