An ambulance technician told a murder trial a toddler was lying alone on a double bed when they responded to a 999 call.

Alan Walker was giving evidence at the trial of Sadia Ahmed, 28, who denies murdering her 14-month-old daughter Inaya in Drumchapel, Glasgow, on April 17 last year.

Mr Walker told the High Court in Glasgow he arrived at the house around 11.15am with paramedic Islay McKee.

Prosecutor Paul Kearney asked Mr Walker: "Where was the child?"

He replied: "The child was lying on a double bed on her own.

"She was lying face-up."

The witness was asked if anyone was tending to Inaya and replied: "No."

Mr Kearney then said: "How did that strike you at the time?"

Mr Walker responded: "Very odd that no one was actually hands-on with the child."

The prosecutor asked: "Is that unusual?"

Mr Walker replied: "Yes."

The technician told the court Inaya was fully clothed and her hands were above her head.

He added: "Her skin tone was very blue.

"She was definitely not breathing and hadn't done for a while."

Asked what the atmosphere was like in the house, Mr Walker said: "It was quite chaotic. There was a lot of crying and screaming going on."

The witness also told the court no one in the house said anything to him about what had happened to the toddler and described the situation as "very strange".

The jury was told that paramedic Ms McKee picked up the child and ran with her to the ambulance and she and Mr Walker took her to hospital.

The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues.