Mother smothered toddler daughter with Minnie Mouse pillow as she called out for her father, court told

The mother had become "obsessed" and "overwhelmed" with the child's autism diagnosis, the jury heard.

A mother smothered her toddler daughter with a "Minnie Mouse" pillow while she was taking an afternoon nap on the couch in their family home after becoming "obsessed" and "overwhelmed" with the child's autism diagnosis, a jury has heard.

The Central Criminal Court trial also heard that the woman described to gardaí how she held the pillow over the child's face as she struggled and screamed.