Olabisi Abubakar, 41, is on trial charged with child cruelty and the manslaughter of Taiwo Abubakar. She denies the charges
A post-mortem examination found he weighed 9.8kg , with no evidence to suggest his death was caused by anything other than malnutrition and dehydration, the prosecution said.She has been detained in hospital where she is receiving ongoing treatment and the jury heard she has also been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.Mr Heywood said that Abubakar was"very concerned by the dangers" of COVID-19 and asked a friend to bring her shopping to her flat.
People who knew her before the pandemic through churches in the Cardiff area believed Abubakar was a devoted mother and"thought well of her".
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