{{Short description|1990 murder of an Australian child}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Daniel Valerio | birth_name = Daniel Phillip Deneel Apollo Valerio | birth_date = {{Birth date|1988|4|21|df=y}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|9|8|1988|4|21|df=y}} | death_cause = Systematic prolonged mental and physical torture | resting_place = Rye Cemetery, buried with maternal grandmother | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline}} --> | known_for = Circumstances of death | relatives = Cheryle Butcher (mother)<br>Michael Valerio (father)<br>Candice (sibling)<br>Ben (sibling)<br>Aaron (sibling) }}
'''Daniel Valerio''' (21 April 1988 – 8 September 1990) was an [[Australians|Australian]] boy who was beaten to death on 8 September 1990 by Paul Aiton, his mother's boyfriend at the time. His death caused outrage amongst the public and led to the introduction of mandatory reporting of suspected [[child abuse]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref name="bid for freedom">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national-old/daniel-valerios-killer-paul-leslie-aiton-makes-bid-for-freedom-from-jail/story-e6frfkvr-1225921613051|title=Daniel Valerio's killer Paul Leslie Aiton makes bid for freedom from jail|first=Mark|last=Buttler|newspaper=Herald Sun|accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Child Protection">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/children-deserve-better-20091202-k69o.html|title=Child Protection|first=Paul|last=Austin|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="silencing">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/silencing-the-children/2006/05/19/1147545518389.html|title=Silencing the children|newspaper=The Age|accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref>
Aiton was convicted of murder charges and sentenced to 22 years in prison, eligible for parole in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/news/mother-of-daniel-valerio-lashes-abuse-failure/news-story/cba529ca5e65281d7cc36fb6f04e90a6|title=Valerio mum lashes abuse failure|last=Pilcher|first=Georgie|date=15 July 2009|website=NewsComAu|language=en|access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=valerio&GSfn=daniel&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=67207428&df=all& Daniel Valerio at Find a Grave]
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[[Category:September 1990 in Australia]] [[Category:1990 murders in Australia]] [[Category:Deaths by person in Australia]] [[Category:Incidents of violence against boys]] [[Category:Murder in Victoria (state)]] [[Category:Child murder in Australia]] [[Category:Child abuse resulting in death]]