( CNN ) -- A Texas mother of five is expected to be sentenced Tuesday after admitting to gluing her 2-year-old daughter to a wall and beating her over potty training . Elizabeth Escalona , 23 , was in a Dallas County , Texas , court Monday as witnesses -- including her mother and the pediatrician who cared for the toddler -- testified in the first day of her sentencing hearing , while prosecutors showed pictures of the little girl 's hands and bruised body and forehead . `` The entire picture was very shocking , '' said Dr. Amy Barton , then a child abuse pediatrician at Children 's Medical Center of Dallas , choking back tears on the stand . `` I see a lot of children , and this was one of the most shocking cases that I have seen . '' Jocelyn Cedillo was less than two months shy of her third birthday in September 2011 when Escalona , her mother , used a powerful adhesive to glue her hands to a wall and beat her . Three other children of Escalona , who was pregnant at the time , witnessed the abuse , according to Dallas County district attorney 's office spokeswoman Debbie Denmon . The child urinated on herself during the ordeal , during which she was hit in head and kicked in the groin , among other forms of abuse , said Denmon . Oefelia Escalona , the defendant 's mother , testified Monday that she found the girl and took her to the hospital . `` I saw Jocelyn laying in the bed . She was facing the wall and ... , '' the 42-year-old woman said , before she started crying and turned away . It was n't clear exactly how long young Jocelyn was glued to the wall before she was brought to the Dallas hospital . Once there , medical authorities noticed severe bruises to her face and head , as well as a severe brain injury that led to her temporarily being in a coma . Escalona pleaded guilty on July 12 to a charge of first-degree injury to a child , a crime punishable by anywhere between five years and life in prison . Prosecutors are asking Escalona be incarcerated for 45 years , so she will not cause any more harm to her children , Denmon said . `` When these types of crimes occur we have to send a message , not only to the perpetrator , but to the citizens of Dallas County as a whole , '' District Attorney Craig Watkins told CNN . `` If you choose to commit these types of crimes , we will ensure that you receive an adequate punishment . '' Prior to this incident , Escalona had been investigated by Texas Child Protective Services but never arrested or charged , said Denmon . The child welfare agency put all of her children in foster care after her toddler daughter was taken to the hospital . All five of them , including Jocelyn , are now in the custody of their grandmother , Oefelia Escalona .
A mother beat her year - old daughter and pinned her to the wall over potty training . The mother , Elizabeth Escalona , pleaded guilty to first degree injury of a child in July . A pediatrician said at the sentencing hearing ` ` the entire incident was very shocking '' Prosecutors want Escalona sentenced to 45 years in prison , a lawyer says .