Brother-in-law gives evidence in the trial of woman accused of murdering her toddler in Glasgow

The brother-in-law of a woman accused of murdering her toddler daughter in Drumchapel, Glasgow told a jury he was wakened by very loud screaming.

Wacas Ahmed, 22, an accountancy graduate, told the High Court in Glasgow that he ran downstairs around 10am and saw his 14-year-old month old niece Inaya Ahmed lying on the bed in his mother's room.

He told prosecutor Paul Kearney: “She looked basically dead.”

The jury was told that his mother Noor Ahmed and his sister Shagufta Yasmin were standing beside the door to the room and Ahmed was standing beside the kitchen.

Mr Kearney asked: “Was anyone tending to Inaya,” and Mr Ahmed replied: “No. She was lying on her back and she was blue in the face.. I immediately phoned 999.”

He was asked how his mother and sister seemed and replied: “They were emotional and stressed to the max.”

He told jurors: “My mother said that Sadia had killed Inaya.”

Mr Ahmed was then asked about Ahmed and replied: “She was emotionless.”

The jury heard the 999 call in which Mr Ahmed tells the operator: “We have got a kid that's not breathing. The mother's been abusing her.”

Mr Ahmed was asked what has happened and replied: “I think the mother has been abusing her. I don't know what happened.”

He was then told to carry out CPR on Inaya by the 999 operator. As the tape was played Mr Ahmed wiped tears from his eyes. Ahmed also sat crying in the dock.

Mr Ahmed told the jury that he had lied to police telling them that Inaya had choked on a piece of bread.

He added: “I didn't want to do it, but because of family pressure I went along with it.”

Mr Ahmed said in evidence that there was no bread near Inaya and as far as he knew there was nothing trapped in her airway.

Mr Kearney asked: “Why are you telling us this today,” and Mr Ahmed replied: “As her uncle, Inaya wouldn't want me to lie and I want to get Inaya justice.”

He described Inaya as “very bubbly” but said she had problems feeding as a baby and as a toddler her food was always blended up for her.

The court heard that Ahmed suffered from post natal depression after Inaya was born and was in hospital for two to three weeks.

26-year old Sadia Ahmed denies the charges and the trial continues.

The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues.