A 35-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a toddler at an apartment in Cork city last month.
Karen Harrington, of Elderwood Park, Boreenmanna Road, Cork, was arrested at an address in the city at 7.56am.
She was brought before a sitting of Cork District Court, where she was charged with the murder of two-year-old Santina Cawley on 5 July.
Detective Garda Cormac Crotty gave evidence of Ms Harrington's arrest, charge and caution.
Solicitor Paula McCarthy said the case would have to be adjourned for a week and her client remanded in custody given that a bail application will have to be made to the High Court.
She applied for free legal aid and asked Judge Mary Dorgan that Ms Harrington be given any medical help she needs while in prison as she is four-and-a-half months' pregnant.
Judge Dorgan granted both applications and remanded Ms Harrington in custody to appear again before the district court on 26 August.
Santina was found in a critical condition in an apartment at the Elderwood complex and died later in hospital.
