Mother to be sentenced for murder of young daughter

A socially isolated young mother convicted of murder after suffocating hertwo-year-old daughter will be sentenced today.

Cody-Anne Jackson killed Macey Hogan after sending the toddler's father a photo of her and a message reading:

A trial at Stafford Crown Court was told Jackson, from Stoke-on-Trent, alsowrote a suicide note before the killing, stating: "There's nothing for me orMacey, life's s***."

The 20-year-old, of Packett Street, Fenton, initially denied murder, butchanged her plea part-way through her trial earlier this month.

Jurors heard that Jackson, who has a history of self-harm, sent the child'sfather a photo of Macey two days before she was found dead with the message, "Possibly see you in court."

Opening the case against Jackson at the start of the trial, prosecutor JonasHankin QC said Macey's body was found on the floor in a bedroom after her mother dialled 999 on the morning of October 10 last year.

Jackson, who was in the same room attempting CPR, was found with"superficial" chest, neck and wrist injuries.

The court was told Jackson was angry and resentful towards Macey's father after the breakdown of their relationship.