A mother who threw her baby daughter to her death from a third-floor window must wait at least another month to hear her fate.
Helen Patterson, 20, threw ten-month-old Shedrina to her death from their London home after the child's father, Oswaine Bramble, rejected her.
Patterson denied murder, but admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The Crown accepted her plea, and she has been on bail while receiving a psychiatric assessment.
Although she admitted the killing in May, doctors are yet to complete their final reports on Patterson.
Judge Peter Beaumont adjourned sentencing until November 23. Patterson has been granted bail on condition she continues to live in Wallsend, Tyneside
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