A TEENAGE mother from Radnorshire will appear in Crown Court to face charges of sexually abusing a child.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will attend Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Friday, September 10, for a preliminary hearing.

She faces three charges, one of intentionally penetrating the private parts of a girl under 13 with an unknown implement, one of causing grievous bodily harm by causing damage to the private parts of a girl under 13, and another of causing grievous bodily harm by breaking  the victim’s ankle.