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Aaron Bunch

Mother tried to murder disabled daughter, court told

A woman is on accused of attempting to murder her severely disabled daughter with insulin. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

A struggling mother of a severely disabled girl tried to murder her daughter with a lethal dose of insulin instead of getting her the care she needed, a court has been told.

The young girl, who has a rare genetic disorder and could not walk or talk, or eat normally, survived the alleged attempt to kill her but needed months of hospital care.

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