By Charlotte Gill, Ben Clerkin A DISTURBED young woman is thought to have killed her two-year- old daughter and then stabbed herself just days after mental health experts declared her fit to be a parent.

By JANE WARDELL LONDON (AP) -- Spanking children can lead to more severe abuse, two parliamentary committees said Monday, and urged the government to pass a law barring parents from hitting their children.The government has already outlawed corporal punishment in day care centers and schools.