A mother accused of murdering her 14-month-old daughter failed to bond with the child, a court heard.

Suleman Ahmed, 31, claimed his wife, accused Sadia Ahmed, 28, suffered "bouts of anger and baby blues".

He was giving evidence on Wednesday at the High Court in Glasgow, where his wife denies murdering Inaya Ahmed at the family home on Bernisdale Drive in Glasgow on April 17 last year.

Suleman Ahmed broke down in tears when he was shown a holiday snap taken just months before Inaya's death.

He was asked by prosecutor Paul Kearney: "Were there issues that concerned you about your wife's care of Inaya?"

Mr Ahmed replied: "There was not much bonding between them, that was the most important thing."

He added: "She didn't really bond with Inaya. If she fed her at night-time she would have a problem getting up in the morning and feeding her."

Mr Ahmed claimed most of the care and feeding of Inaya was done by his sister Shagufta Yasmin and his mother Noor Ahmed.

The jury heard some weeks after the birth, Sadia Ahmed began re-eancting the birth of Inaya.

Mr Ahmed said: "It was as if she was going through the labour again."

Sadia Ahmed spent a number of weeks in Leverndale Hospital in Glasgow having treatment before being released on medication

During her pregnancy, she went for a hospital scan to reveal the sex of the baby.

Suleman Ahmed told the court: "She came out saying 'we're having a baby girl, I don't want a baby girl'."

He later told the trial his wife confessed to killing their daughter because she was a burden.

Suleman Ahmed said: "I asked her if she had killed my daughter Inaya and she said 'yes'.

"I asked her 'why did you kill Inaya?' and she said she found her a burden.

"I then asked her how she did it and she told me she used a pillow."

Suleman Ahmed claimed the conversation took place in May last year at his brother Babur Ahmed's home at Bernisdale Drive, Drumchapel.

The court heard that he never told the police about his wife's alleged confession.

The trial continues.