Raphael Granites has been sentenced to jail for domestic violence offences against Kumanjayi Little Baby's mother, committed prior to their daughter's death. ( ABC News: Xavier Martin )
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The father of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has been handed a jail sentence of more than three years for aggravated assault, for offences committed against the girl's mother.
Raphael Granites was arrested and charged two days before his daughter disappeared from a town camp in Alice Springs on Anzac Day this year.
Jefferson Lewis, 47, has been charged with Kumanjayi Little Baby's murder.
Kumanjayi Little Baby's funeral took place in Alice Springs in August. ( ABC News: Emma Masters )
In the Alice Springs Local Court this afternoon, the girl's father — Granites — pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault.
The court heard Granites's alleged assaults against the girl's mother took place on April 9 and 22.
He was sentenced to three years and two months' imprisonment.
A victim impact statement from Kumanjayi Little Baby's mother was read to the court.
Kumanjayi Little Baby went missing from an Alice Springs town camp. ( Supplied: NT Police )
The judge also made a domestic violence order of 20 years.
Granites will be eligible for parole in June 2028.
