Mother who suffocated her child had a "fixed, false and psychotic view" of autistic condition, court hears

A mother on trial had a "fixed, false and psychotic view" of her child's autistic condition and this "completely irrational belief was in the driving seat" when she smothered her with a pillow in their family home, her defence team have told a jury.

The Central Criminal Court trial also heard from a second consultant forensic psychiatrist, who said that the woman was suffering from severe depression with psychotic features and fulfilled the criteria for a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.