Mum faces court over drowned daughter, chilling diary entries revealed

Haunting diary entries have revealed the mother of a baby girl found dead on a beach believed she was Mary from the Bible.

The mother of a baby girl whose body washed up on a Gold Coast beach after drowning in the Tweed River has briefly faced court.

The woman, who cannot be identified, is charged with failing to provide her daughter with the necessities of life.

Wearing jeans and an olive jumper, the woman sat impassively as her case was adjourned for mention on April 1 in Tweed Local Court.

The horrific discovery left Australia stunned. Picture: Channel 7

The 23-year-old has been in a mental health facility since she was granted bail in December, and has a history of mental illness, court documents reveal.

The documents refer to diary entries made by the mother where she wrote that her daughter was “evil” and an “abomination”.

The mother-of-two was allegedly heavily influenced by religion and believed she was Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Her family has been supporting her, and waited outside the courtroom as her case was mentioned.

The family cannot be named for legal reasons. Picture: Facebook

The woman’s defence team said the prosecution’s brief of evidence was more than 3500 pages and asked for a lengthy adjournment.

Her bail was continued on the provision she return to the mental health facility.

The baby’s father, a homeless 47-year-old, was charged on November 22 with murdering his daughter.

NSW Police Public Order and Riot Squad members searched the banks of the Tweed River for evidence. Picture: AAP Image/Tim Marsden

His matter is also expected to be mentioned in Tweed Court on Monday.

It was alleged the infant was thrown into the water at Tweed Heads in NSW, where she drowned, before her body drifted north for about 30km.

The couple’s second child, a two-year-old boy, remains in foster care.