Woman accused of Durham murder of son, three, admits hitting him with cane

Christina Robinson tells court she punished her son hours before he died, saying she was following the teachings of the Bible

A mother who denies murdering her three-year-old son has admitted hitting him with a garden cane hours before he collapsed and died, saying she was following the teachings of the Bible.

Christina Robinson, who is a follower of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement, had been watching a YouTube video which quoted scripture promoting the rod for correction.