A daughter struck her elderly mother to the head with a wine bottle after losing her temper.
Debra White was living with her 79-year-old mum, who is in frail health and has care provided to her on a daily basis. A court heard White had stopped taking strong anti-depressants of her own volition then started taking them again.
She ended up becoming abusive and assaulting her bed-ridden mother on January 13 this year, leaving her injured and afraid, Newcastle Crown Court heard. But after hearing of her mental health difficulties, a judge sentenced her to a community order.
