SA court told mental health of mum Catherine Anne Pallin, who allegedly killed baby, to be assessed over Catherine Anne Pallin is accused of murdering her daughter Ayeesha, 2, at a Bugle Ranges property in July. THE mental health of a woman accused of murdering her daughter will be assessed before she answers the charge, a court has heard. Catherine Anne Pallin, 38, of Macclesfield, has yet to plead to one count of murder. She is accused of murdering her daughter Ayeesha, 2, at a Bugle Ranges property in July . At the time of Ayeesha's death, police claimed Pallin had knocked on the door of a nearby property at 11.30pm at night, seeking help. Photo from Catherine Pallin's Facebook page of her and her daughter, Ayeesha Aqua Pallin. Witnesses said Pallin's demeanour on the night "obviously wasn't right," which prompted them to call police. Police immediately began a frantic search of the area and, just before 7am, found Ayeesha's body at a nearby property on Willis Rd, Flaxley. The toddler's death left the small community of Macclesfield in mourning, with locals describing her as a happy little girl who loved playing in the garden. Pallin appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today by video link with the Margaret Tobin Centre, a mental health facility at Flinders Hospital. Though she was listed to enter her plea, defence counsel asked that be delayed until January. They said a psychiatric report, dealing with both Pallin's fitness to enter a plea and her mental competence at the time of the alleged offence, had yet to be completed. Pallin was remanded into the care of the Margaret Tobin Centre until January.