'She was the reason I lived in fear,' says daughter of Cork woman who admits child cruelty

The older of the two girls told the court: 'My mother didn't just fail me, she betrayed me in ways no child should ever have to experience.'

On Wednesday, their mother repeated her apology to her two daughters as she faced sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. File picture: Larry Cummins

Two girls who spoke out about the frightening cruelty they experienced for years at the hands of their own mother in the family home will have to wait until May 14 for the 41-year-old to be sentenced.

On Wednesday, their mother repeated her apology to her daughters as she faced sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Dermot Sheehan said he would not give his decision on the sentence to be imposed on her for a fortnight.