A mother on trial for murder cradled her 14-month old daughter in her arms and told a relative "I've put her to sleep forever", a court has heard.

Sadia Ahmed, 34, was giving evidence at the trial of her sister-in-law Sadia Ahmed, who shares the same name.

Ahmed denies murdering her daughter Inaya at the family home on Bernisadale Drive, Glasgow, in April last year.

At the High Court in Glasgow, Mrs Ahmed told prosecutor Paul Kearney Ahmed, 26, took her daughter and went upstairs and was up there for 30 to 45 minutes.

Mr Kearney asked: "Do you think she went straight upstairs or could she have gone to prepare food first?"

The mother-of-three, who gave her evidence in Urdu, said: "I think she went straight upstairs."

She was then asked what Ahmed's mood was that morning and replied: "It was just normal."

The witness was asked about the next thing she remembered happening after Ahmed went upstairs.

She replied: "She brought Inaya downstairs to the lobby. We heard her voice.

"She was holding Inaya against her shoulder and said: 'I've put her to sleep forever."

When asked what language Ahmed was using he replied: "She was speaking Urdu."

The jury was told that Noor Ahmed - Ahmed's mother-in-law - came out took Inaya from her and asked: "What has happened to her?"

Mr Kearney said: "Did the accused respond?"

The witness replied: "She just said again 'I've put her to sleep forever'."

Mrs Ahmed said she did not remember Ahmed's demeanour.

Asked why she did not tell the police about Ahmed allegedly saying 'I've put her to sleep forever" she replied: "I didn't know what was happening. I was confused.

"I didn't know what to say. Everyone was saying she choked on bread."

The jury has heard a large extended family lived in the six-bedroom Drumchapel home.

Police and paramedics were called to the house around 11am on April 17 last year.

Inaya was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow and died there three days later.

Mr Kearney asked Mrs Ahmed: "When the accused was upstairs with Inaya did you hear any noise from there?" She replied: "No."

She was then asked if Inaya appeared alive or dead and responded: "Dead."

Defence QC Ian Duguid asked Mrs Ahmed: "Why did you lie to the police on three occasions and not tell them what you now claim the accused said?"

She replied: "I was upset and confused."

She was then asked why she did not say to the police that Inaya had choked on bread and replied: "I did say that."

The court was told by Mr Duguid there was no mention of this in any of the three police statements she gave.

The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues.