Young mum admits murdering her four-month-old baby

Updated 23 May 2019 at 2:02 am

A young mother has pleaded guilty to murdering her four-month-old baby in Western Australia's South West region.

The baby was brought to Bunbury Regional Hospital in May 2017 and transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Perth, where she died from serious injuries two days later.

Cassandra Rose Doohan, who was 18 at the time, formally entered a not guilty plea during her first appearance in the Supreme Court of WA in September and was remanded in custody.

Cassandra Rose Doohan, who is from Western Australia, entered a guilty plea over the murder of her four-month-old baby (pictured). Source: 9News — West Australian mum Cassandra Rose Doohan pleaded guilty to murdering her four-month-old baby. Source: 9News

But at a status conference on Thursday, Doohan changed her plea to guilty.

She will be sentenced later this year.

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