A WOMAN who tried to kill her baby was beaten by her partner following a row over the court case.

In October Sharon Wiseman, of Waterfoot, was made subject to a three-year community order after admitting the crime.

This week she was back in court, but as the victim.

Burnley magistrates were told that jobless Wayne Nuttall, 50, subjected Wise to a "vicious" attack.

The court heard the row happened after the judge in Wiseman's case made an order that her baby should not be identified.

Nuttall's son had put details of the baby on the internet and the row followed, the court was told.

He "flew" at Wiseman, grabbed hold of her hair, dragged her around, pinned her to the ground and punched her in the head.

He then squeezed her throat. The defendant would not calm down, police were called and he was arrested, the court was told.

Nuttall, of Dobbin Court, Cloughfold, who met Miss Wiseman in an alcohol treatment centre, admitted assault by beating, following the incident last December 4. He told police he had been angry and lost his temper.

The defendant was given a nine-month community order, with supervision and must pay £75 costs.

Bill Maude, prosecuting, told the court the defendant and the victim had been together three or four years and both Miss Wiseman and Nuttall had drink problems. That had led to their relationship being very turbulent, Mr Maude said.

Ian Bonny, defending, said Wiseman was last year involved in a court case over an attempted infanticide.

In October, Wiseman admitted attempted infanticide. The court at the time was told she tried to kill her baby because she had not bonded with the infant.

Paramedics had discovered her four-week old baby under a cover in a bedroom.

The court was told he was barely breathing, appeared to be quite still and cold to the touch. There was also blood around his mouth and nostrils and small bruises to his forehead.

Medical experts believed that the baby's injuries were consistent with smothering and the bruises were deemed 'non-accidental' injuries, the court heard.

The baby was put in the care of social services and was expected to make a full recovery.