Mother ‘confessed’ to killing daughter

THE father of a toddler allegedly murdered by her mother said in court yesterday she had confessed to killing the infant as she ‘found her a burden’.

Suleman Ahmed, 31, claimed his wife Sadia Ahmed, 26, told him she had used a pillow to kill 14-month-old daughter Inaya at their Glasgow home.

Mr Ahmed was giving evidence at the trial of his wife, who denies murdering their daughter on April 17 last year.

He told the High Court in Glasgow: ‘I asked her if she had killed my daughter Inaya and she said “Yes”.

‘I asked her, “Why did you kill Inaya,” and she said she found her a burden. I then asked her how she did it and she told me she used a pillow.’

Mr Ahmed said the conversation took place in May last year at his brother Babur Ahmed’s home in the city’s Drumchapel area.

He added that his wife had been ‘completely calm’ when she spoke to him.

The court also heard that Mr Ahmed did not tell police about his wife’s alleged confession. Mr Ahmed was asked by prosecutor Paul Kearney: ‘Were there issues that concerned you about your wife’s care of Inaya?’

He replied: ‘There was not much bonding between them, that was the most important thing. She didn’t really bond with Inaya.’

The case continues.

‘She told me she used a pillow’