By . Associated Press . UPDATED: . 17:13 EST, 11 October 2012 . A mother who  glued her two-year-old's hands . to a wall wept in court today as she was forced to look at pictures of the little girl's badly beaten body. Jocelyn, two, was hit and kicked so brutally that she suffered significant . brain trauma. Elizabeth Escalona was being cross-examined by the prosecution at her sentencing in Dallas, Texas. The mother-of-five told prosecutors that she did not torture her daughter but admitted abusing her. The prosecution responded by forcing Escalona to look at a graphic photo of the little girl's bruised genitals, which was not visible to the court. Scroll down for video . Unfit: Elizabeth Escalona wept as she was grilled by the prosecution in a Dallas courtroom today over the brutal treatment of her daughters . Tortured: Jocelyn, two, fell into a coma after being allegedly beaten and having her hands glued to a wall by her mother . Escalona broke down as she was ordered to count the bruises. More photos of the little girl's bruised back and buttocks were then shown to the court, according to tweets from court by Dallas Crime. When asked why she glued the toddler's hands to the wall, the mother said she 'didn't know why'. She said she didn't remember how long she left the child standing there. Escalona sat under a screen in the courtroom which at points the prosecution posted the words 'liar' and 'monster'. The 23-year-old faces . life in prison after pleading guilty in July to felony injury to a child. Prosecutors are seeking a 45-year sentence. When asked by the prosecution what the consequences of her actions should be, Escalona said 'she should be put away...but also given a second chance because she is not a monster'. Escalona testified that she often . doesn't tell the truth and that she lied to doctors and other experts . assigned to her case. She admitted to drinking and taking drugs while out on bond after her arrest. However she resisted a prosecutor's repeated . efforts to label her a liar. I'm not a liar,' Escalona said. 'I have a hard time trusting people.' The 23-year-old former gang member also admitted in court today that she had smoked marijuana twice a day in the weeks leading up to the alleged attack on Jocelyn. She also said at one point, she was spending $600 a month on the drug. 'Liar': Escalona, 23, sat under a screen where lawyers projected the words 'liar' and 'monster' A day earlier, Escalona pleaded for leniency, saying she would never forgive herself what she did to her daughter. Escalona . allegedly kicked her daughter, Jocelyn Cedillo, in the stomach, beat . her with a milk jug, then stuck her hands to an apartment wall using . Super Glue. Escalona's other children told authorities their mother attacked Jocelyn because of potty training problems. Jocelyn suffered bleeding in her brain, a fractured rib, multiple bruises and bite marks and was in a coma for several days. Some skin had been torn off her hands, where doctors also found glue residue and white paint chips from the apartment wall, witnesses testified. Prosecutors have portrayed Escalona as . an unfit mother with a history of violence. They have played recordings . in which a teenage Escalona threatened to kill her own mother. They said . she was a former gang member who started smoking marijuana at age 11. Escalona's five children - including one born since her arrest - are in the care of her mother, Ofelia Escalona. Horror: A photo of Jocelyn's little hand prints where they were glued to the wall at her Dallas home was shown to the court . Attacker: On the day of the attack Escalona, pictured left in her mug shot, changed her Facebook profile photo to one of her and Jocelyn (right) and wrote: 'Why does God put obstacles in my life?' Escalona previously told a judge: 'I will never forgive myself for what I did to my own daughter. I want everybody to know I'm not a monster. I love my kids.' A counselor earlier claimed that the woman loves her children. Melanie Davis testified on Wednesday in the case of Escalona.  Davis said she has been counseling the mother since June and believes that she loves all of her children. She . said that Escalona is determined to find a job and eventually get her . children, who are living with their grandmother, back to her own home. The . testimony came as Escalona's sister also pleaded with the judge to be . lenient in his sentencing, even though she acknowledged her own outrage . following the grisly attack. Margaret Escalona said she wanted to beat up her sister after the attack, and described seeing Jocelyn . struggling for her life. But she says her sister 'needs help' rather than a lengthy sentence. It also follows testimony on Monday . from Escalona's mother who said her daughter was 'not a monster' and . that she deserves probation, insisting her daughter could be 'fixed'. Facing life: Elizabeth Escalona, 23, is due to be sentenced for brutally beating her two-year-old daughter and gluing her hands to the wall at her home in Dallas, Texas . Sentence: Prosecutors are seeking a 45-year jail sentence against the mother of five from Dallas . On Monday, a doctor, Dr . Amy Barton, also revealed the extent of the horrifying injuries to the young girl, who has since recovered. The girl was rushed to hospital after . Escalona called her mother and said there was something wrong with her . daughter. When the child's grandmother got to the house, the girl was . unresponsive. Dr . Barton showed photos of the beaten . child in court showing her bruises, cuts and bite . marks all over her body shortly after she was brought to Children’s . Medical Center in Dallas. Some of her hair had been pulled out and there was glue in her eyelashes and on her hands. Glue and . paint were stuck to her palms, with skin torn away in places, the police report noted. The toddler was in a coma for two days after the September 7, 2011, incident. Police . records show the toddler's siblings told investigators their mother . repeatedly kicked the girl in the stomach, hit her with a milk jug and then beat her with a shoe and belt. Escalona then dragged her daughter by her feet before gluing her hands to the wall until they bled. Dr . Barton, a child abuse pediatrician who worked at the hospital at . the time, cried when she testified about the injuries, according to the Dallas Morning News. 'The entire picture was very shocking,' she said. 'I see a lot of children and this was one of the most shocking things that I've seen.' The section of the wall the toddler's hands were glued to was cut out and presented to the court. Shock: On Monday, a doctor showed photos of the beaten child in . which she had bruises, cuts and bite marks all over her body shortly . after she was brought to Children's Medical Center in Dallas, pictured . Escalona, who stayed silent in court, previously said of the case: 'I have no comment, and only God can judge me. That’s all I gotta say.' Police said that numerous people had seen the suspect inflict pain on her daughter in the past. On . the day of the attack Escalona changed her Facebook profile photo to . one of her and Jocelyn and wrote: 'Why does God put obstacles in my . life?' The girl has recovered from her injuries. She and her siblings were taken into state custody after their mother’s arrest and now live with their grandmother. Watch the video . Toddler Critically Hurt, Mom Arrested: MyFoxDFW.com .
Elizabeth Escalona, 23, beat her daughter, dragged her across the floor and glued her hands to the wall until they bled .
Mother of five Escalona told court she has 'a hard time trusting people'
Former gang member facing up to 45 years in jail .
By . Associated Press . UPDATED: . 17:13 EST, 11 October 2012 . A mother who  glued her two-year-old's hands . to a wall wept in court today as she was forced to look at pictures of the little girl's badly beaten body. Jocelyn, two, was hit and kicked so brutally that she suffered significant . brain trauma. Elizabeth Escalona was being cross-examined by the prosecution at her sentencing in Dallas, Texas. The mother-of-five told prosecutors that she did not torture her daughter but admitted abusing her. The prosecution responded by forcing Escalona to look at a graphic photo of the little girl's bruised genitals, which was not visible to the court. Scroll down for video . Unfit: Elizabeth Escalona wept as she was grilled by the prosecution in a Dallas courtroom today over the brutal treatment of her daughters . Tortured: Jocelyn, two, fell into a coma after being allegedly beaten and having her hands glued to a wall by her mother . Escalona broke down as she was ordered to count the bruises. More photos of the little girl's bruised back and buttocks were then shown to the court, according to tweets from court by Dallas Crime. When asked why she glued the toddler's hands to the wall, the mother said she 'didn't know why'. She said she didn't remember how long she left the child standing there. Escalona sat under a screen in the courtroom which at points the prosecution posted the words 'liar' and 'monster'. The 23-year-old faces . life in prison after pleading guilty in July to felony injury to a child. Prosecutors are seeking a 45-year sentence. When asked by the prosecution what the consequences of her actions should be, Escalona said 'she should be put away...but also given a second chance because she is not a monster'. Escalona testified that she often . doesn't tell the truth and that she lied to doctors and other experts . assigned to her case. She admitted to drinking and taking drugs while out on bond after her arrest. However she resisted a prosecutor's repeated . efforts to label her a liar. I'm not a liar,' Escalona said. 'I have a hard time trusting people.' The 23-year-old former gang member also admitted in court today that she had smoked marijuana twice a day in the weeks leading up to the alleged attack on Jocelyn. She also said at one point, she was spending $600 a month on the drug. 'Liar': Escalona, 23, sat under a screen where lawyers projected the words 'liar' and 'monster' A day earlier, Escalona pleaded for leniency, saying she would never forgive herself what she did to her daughter. Escalona . allegedly kicked her daughter, Jocelyn Cedillo, in the stomach, beat . her with a milk jug, then stuck her hands to an apartment wall using . Super Glue. Escalona's other children told authorities their mother attacked Jocelyn because of potty training problems. Jocelyn suffered bleeding in her brain, a fractured rib, multiple bruises and bite marks and was in a coma for several days. Some skin had been torn off her hands, where doctors also found glue residue and white paint chips from the apartment wall, witnesses testified. Prosecutors have portrayed Escalona as . an unfit mother with a history of violence. They have played recordings . in which a teenage Escalona threatened to kill her own mother. They said . she was a former gang member who started smoking marijuana at age 11. Escalona's five children - including one born since her arrest - are in the care of her mother, Ofelia Escalona. Horror: A photo of Jocelyn's little hand prints where they were glued to the wall at her Dallas home was shown to the court . Attacker: On the day of the attack Escalona, pictured left in her mug shot, changed her Facebook profile photo to one of her and Jocelyn (right) and wrote: 'Why does God put obstacles in my life?' Escalona previously told a judge: 'I will never forgive myself for what I did to my own daughter. I want everybody to know I'm not a monster. I love my kids.' A counselor earlier claimed that the woman loves her children. Melanie Davis testified on Wednesday in the case of Escalona.  Davis said she has been counseling the mother since June and believes that she loves all of her children. She . said that Escalona is determined to find a job and eventually get her . children, who are living with their grandmother, back to her own home. The . testimony came as Escalona's sister also pleaded with the judge to be . lenient in his sentencing, even though she acknowledged her own outrage . following the grisly attack. Margaret Escalona said she wanted to beat up her sister after the attack, and described seeing Jocelyn . struggling for her life. But she says her sister 'needs help' rather than a lengthy sentence. It also follows testimony on Monday . from Escalona's mother who said her daughter was 'not a monster' and . that she deserves probation, insisting her daughter could be 'fixed'. Facing life: Elizabeth Escalona, 23, is due to be sentenced for brutally beating her two-year-old daughter and gluing her hands to the wall at her home in Dallas, Texas . Sentence: Prosecutors are seeking a 45-year jail sentence against the mother of five from Dallas . On Monday, a doctor, Dr . Amy Barton, also revealed the extent of the horrifying injuries to the young girl, who has since recovered. The girl was rushed to hospital after . Escalona called her mother and said there was something wrong with her . daughter. When the child's grandmother got to the house, the girl was . unresponsive. Dr . Barton showed photos of the beaten . child in court showing her bruises, cuts and bite . marks all over her body shortly after she was brought to Children’s . Medical Center in Dallas. Some of her hair had been pulled out and there was glue in her eyelashes and on her hands. Glue and . paint were stuck to her palms, with skin torn away in places, the police report noted. The toddler was in a coma for two days after the September 7, 2011, incident. Police . records show the toddler's siblings told investigators their mother . repeatedly kicked the girl in the stomach, hit her with a milk jug and then beat her with a shoe and belt. Escalona then dragged her daughter by her feet before gluing her hands to the wall until they bled. Dr . Barton, a child abuse pediatrician who worked at the hospital at . the time, cried when she testified about the injuries, according to the Dallas Morning News. 'The entire picture was very shocking,' she said. 'I see a lot of children and this was one of the most shocking things that I've seen.' The section of the wall the toddler's hands were glued to was cut out and presented to the court. Shock: On Monday, a doctor showed photos of the beaten child in . which she had bruises, cuts and bite marks all over her body shortly . after she was brought to Children's Medical Center in Dallas, pictured . Escalona, who stayed silent in court, previously said of the case: 'I have no comment, and only God can judge me. That’s all I gotta say.' Police said that numerous people had seen the suspect inflict pain on her daughter in the past. On . the day of the attack Escalona changed her Facebook profile photo to . one of her and Jocelyn and wrote: 'Why does God put obstacles in my . life?' The girl has recovered from her injuries. She and her siblings were taken into state custody after their mother’s arrest and now live with their grandmother. Watch the video . Toddler Critically Hurt, Mom Arrested: MyFoxDFW.com .
'I have a hard time trusting people.' The 23-year-old former gang member also admitted in the case of Escalona.  Davis said she has been life: Elizabeth Escalona, 23, is due to be daughter and gluing her hands to the wall at her and belt. Escalona then dragged her daughter by until they bled. Dr . Barton, a child abuse