A MOTHER has admitted the manslaughter of her daughter who was stabbed to death at their family home in Mitcham last year.

Sutha Sivanantham, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility of five-year-old Sayagi Sivanantham following a hearing at the Old Bailey on Thursday ( June 24).

The pair were both found with knife wounds at their flat in Monarch Parade, Mitcham, on the afternoon of June 30, 2020.

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Sayagi was taken by paramedics to hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

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Her mother Sutha was also taken to hospital where she remained for over two months receiving treatment before being discharged into police custody.

She was arrested and charged with Sayagi’s murder, but a plea of manslaughter was subsequently accepted.

She has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.

Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin from the Met’s Specialist Crime said: “This is a truly tragic and complex case which has devastated the family and community and has had a huge impact on the investigation team.

"Our thoughts will always be with Sayagi.”