A mother has been refused bail after being charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter who was found dead in a bathtub.
The Sydney mother was formally refused bail, although she did not apply for it, after she appeared at a Penrith court this morning via video link.
Police were called just after midday yesterday at the housing commission home in south-west Sydney, when a family friend discovered�the child’s body, covered with a towel in a bathtub inside the home.
Police are investigating the possibility that the toddler had been dead for a few�days before her body was discovered.
Court documents say the�girl�was murdered between 6am on Saturday and 12.30pm on Tuesday.
The family friend had reportedly tried to�contact the mother for a few�days, and when she failed, she became concerned for the child and decided to visit the home.
The mother is believed to have been suffering from a mental illness and was hospitalised on the weekend�after she was involved in a car accident at the Blue Mountains. The family friend�said that�she hadn’t seen or heard from the mother or girl since the accident.
Crime scene investigators remained at the home until late last night as they tried to determine�the circumstances surrounding the girl’s death.�A post-mortem examination will also determine how she died.
The mother was arrested by police overnight and was formally charged.�Police are also now searching for the girl’s father.
The case was adjourned to Campbelltown Local Court on November 9.
Sources:�9news.com.au�and�Dailymail.co.uk
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