A 33-year-old Egyptian man who strangled his seven-year-old daughter to death in a fit of jealousy was jailed for life by a German court.

The man, identified only as Ahmed F. in line with German privacy rules, was found guilty of strangling his daughter in July 2018 because he wanted to take revenge against his wife, who he suspected of infidelity.

In its verdict Thursday, Duesseldorf's regional court noted the gravity of the crime by preventing his release even once he has served the standard 15-year life term.

Ahmed F., 33, strangled his daughter to death in July 2018 at his apartment in Dusseldorf because he wanted to take revenge against his wife, who he suspected of cheating on him (emergency services pictured nearby at the time of the murder)

His wife called police after receiving a video call from F. where he could be seen pointing a gun at their crying daughter. When they arrived at his apartment (pictured), she was dead. Noting the crime's gravity, Dusseldorf's regional court sentenced him to longer than the standard 15-year life term

F. denied the allegations and claimed his daughter died in an accident.

His wife had called police after receiving a video call from him in which he could be seen pointing a gun at their crying daughter.

She was dead by the time police entered the apartment.