Mary Shipstone, also known as Maryam Alromisse, was gunned down as she returned from school after her first music lesson, and was clutching a new violin.
She was standing next to her mother, Lyndsey Shipstone, who was unlocking the front door of their house in Northiam in East Sussex at the time.
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After the shooting, Alromisse turned the gun on himself. His body was found in the back of a car he had parked outside their "safe house".
Neighbours tried to revive Mary while waiting for the emergency services. She died of her injuries in hospital.Mrs Shipstone and her daughter had moved out of the home they had shared with the 46-year-old amid claims he had turned abusive.
Hastings Coroner's Court heard how Alromisse had hired a private detective to try and find their new address - but the investigator withdrew his services because he was concerned the father would try and abduct his daughter.
"It was not in any way spontaneous. It was pre-meditated over a long period of time," he added.
During the inquest, Mrs Shipstone described the day of the shooting, and said Mary was "very happy and excited" about her eighth birthday, which was a week away.
She told the court: "I was putting my key in the door, and I spoke to Mary, saying she'd like what I had done to her room, and that's the last thing I said to her.
"There was a terrific sound behind me like someone had burst a balloon.
"I turned around and the first thing I saw was Mary on the ground - her legs were crumpled behind her."
The mother said she soon realised her ex-partner had shot their daughter, as he could see his emotionless face in the backseat of a nearby Toyota.
"It's an act of revenge, really. It's got be. If he really loved her, he would never have inflicted that on her.
"He's left me bereft of a daughter."
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