A young mother with a history of violence has faced court charged with her daughter's murder, as police alleged the two-year-old was killed kilometres from the family home where her body was found.
The 28-year-old mother, who can't be named for legal reasons, did not appear in Newtown Local Court in Sydney's inner west on Monday.
Her solicitor said there would be no application for bail and it was formally refused by Magistrate Margaret Quinn with the mother remaining in custody.
Emergency services were called to a house in Benham Street, Dulwich Hill, about 9.30pm (AEDT) on Sunday where the girl's body was found, police said in a statement prior to Monday's court appearance.
In documents before the court on Monday, police alleged the girl was murdered between 9.12pm (AEDT) and 9.33pm (AEDT) at Tempe, a suburb more than 2km away.
The mother was arrested at 9.55pm at the Dulwich Hill address.
Police documents before the court also referred to the mother's criminal history.
"The accused has one previous conviction for a personal violence offence," police said.
The details of that matter were not specified.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Community Services declined to comment on the specifics of a matter before the courts.
There is no suggestion the previous conviction had been domestic violence related.
Relatives of the woman at court on Monday were visibly upset by the matter.
Her sister spoke briefly with media and confirmed the family had moved to Australia some years ago from Hong Kong.
The toddler's father, who was also at court for a short time, declined to talk to reporters.
The matter was adjourned to Central Local Court on April 6, where the woman is due to appear by audio visual link.
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