By . Daily Mail Reporter . A mother has admitted pulling off her baby daughter’s finger and toe nails in an horrific year-long campaign of abuse. The 26 year-old began hurting the child when she was just six months old. Suspicions were first aroused when the child’s GP noticed the injuries to her nails in August 2010. Horrific: The 26-year-old mother, whose child has been taken into care, appeared at Peterborough Crown Court (pictured) The mother initially claimed her baby was suffering from infected nails, but doctors found there was no medical cause for the injuries. The woman, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. was arrested and charged with wounding with intent. Shocking: The mother cannot be named to protect her child (photo posed by models) She was due to stand trial later this year, but changed her plea to guilty on Monday at Peterborough Crown Court. The woman spoke only to confirm her name and whisper her plea of 'guilty'. The court ruled that the woman cannot be named in the media to protect the identity of her child, who was taken into care in 2011. Graham Huston, defending, asked for the case to be adjourned for psychiatric and pre-sentence reports. He said he had concerns about the defendant’s mental health and had asked for time for expert reports to consider the defence of criminal insanity. Judge Patrick O’Brien ordered the reports be carried out after granting the young mother bail. He said: 'The granting of bail is no indication of sentence, and it could be a custodial sentence. 'However, a mental health order is also a possible outcome of the case.' Sentencing will take place at Cambridge Crown Court on May 14. Guilty: The woman lived in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (pictured) Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Court heard woman, 26, from Peterborough, may have psychiatric issues .
Abuse began at six months and went on for a year before GP raised alarm .
Judge banned naming of the mother to protect identity of her child .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . A mother has admitted pulling off her baby daughter’s finger and toe nails in an horrific year-long campaign of abuse. The 26 year-old began hurting the child when she was just six months old. Suspicions were first aroused when the child’s GP noticed the injuries to her nails in August 2010. Horrific: The 26-year-old mother, whose child has been taken into care, appeared at Peterborough Crown Court (pictured) The mother initially claimed her baby was suffering from infected nails, but doctors found there was no medical cause for the injuries. The woman, from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. was arrested and charged with wounding with intent. Shocking: The mother cannot be named to protect her child (photo posed by models) She was due to stand trial later this year, but changed her plea to guilty on Monday at Peterborough Crown Court. The woman spoke only to confirm her name and whisper her plea of 'guilty'. The court ruled that the woman cannot be named in the media to protect the identity of her child, who was taken into care in 2011. Graham Huston, defending, asked for the case to be adjourned for psychiatric and pre-sentence reports. He said he had concerns about the defendant’s mental health and had asked for time for expert reports to consider the defence of criminal insanity. Judge Patrick O’Brien ordered the reports be carried out after granting the young mother bail. He said: 'The granting of bail is no indication of sentence, and it could be a custodial sentence. 'However, a mental health order is also a possible outcome of the case.' Sentencing will take place at Cambridge Crown Court on May 14. Guilty: The woman lived in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (pictured) Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
The 26 year-old began hurting the child when she was just six months old. Suspicions were first injuries. The woman, from Peterborough, year, but changed her plea to guilty on Monday at be named in the media to protect the identity of be adjourned for psychiatric and pre-sentence