SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento mother accused of killing her 6-week-old daughter in the microwave was in court Thursday.

Appearing in Sacramento County Superior Court, Ka Yang, 29, acknowledged she understood the charges against her.

Those charges are murder with a deadly weapon (the microwave), assault of a child under the age of 8 resulting in death and a special circumstance of torture.

Citing case overload, the county public defender's office appointed Linda Parisi, a private attorney, to represent Yang.

"Clearly in these kinds of cases, it is just a tragedy when there has been a loss of life," said Parisi outside the courtroom. "I think there is no question there is clearly some psychological issues that will have to be investigated."

On March 17, 2011, firefighter/paramedics were called to the 800 block of Rood Avenue in Robla, a northern Sacramento County community.

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