Drumchapel Mum accused of murder killed daughter because she wanted a son
Murder accused Sadia Ahmed had no love in her heart for the daughter she is accused of killing because she wanted a son, a jury was told today.
Nadia Ahmed, 44, was giving evidence for a third day at the trial of her sister-in-law Sadia Ahmed, 28, who denies murdering 14-month-old Inaya Ahmed by placing a cushion over her face or shaking her by the body.
The offence is alleged to have taken place in Bernisdale Drive, Drumchapel, Glasgow, on April 17, 2016.
Inaya's life support machine was switched of three days later at the Royal Hospital for Children.
Mrs Ahmed was asked why she had told police in a statement given to them that Inaya's mother was good with her, and she replied: “She had no love in her heart for Inaya, but in front of me or in my presence she did not harm her.”
The witness claimed that Ahmed showed more love for a little baby boy in the household and added: “She should have had that love for Inaya.”
She added: “From day one when she found out she was going to have a girl she was not happy. She wanted to abort the child and have a son.”
Earlier, Mrs Ahmed told the jury at the High Court in Glasgow that Ahmed confessed to her that she put a pillow over Inaya's face.
The court heard that the murder accused and other members of the Ahmed household stayed at Mrs Ahmed's home, which was also on Bernisdale Drive, Glasgow, for three weeks while police were searching the house along the road.
Defence QC Ian Dugiod asked Mrs Ahmed: “According to you you were living for those weeks with a cold-blooded killer in your bed you can't have been very pleased about that,” and she replied: “Obviously when they were staying at my house I could not have asked them to sleep in the shed.”
Mrs Ahmed was then asked why she allowed her own daughters to sleep in the same bedroom during these three weeks with 'a cold-blooded killer” and she replied: “I, myself was not stable at the time. I didn't know what I thought. Today sitting here I can't think what I was thinking a year and a half ago.”
Earlier in evidence Mrs Ahmed described the effect on Inaya's death on the family as being similar to an earthquake.
She said: “Everybody was shocked. It looked as if everyone had frozen. They were all going through a terrible time. It was the same as an earthquake.”
Mr Duguid accused Mrs Ahmed of lying by claiming that Ahmed had told her she smothered Inaya, but the witness denied this and said: “I'm telling the truth."
The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues.