A source told the Express: "There had been a lot of talk about attacking Smith, but most people wouldn’t go through with it as they don’t want time added on to their sentences. But these two really went for it and left her in a bad way.
“No one had any sympathy for Smith. Some staff were saying, ‘What goes around comes around’.”
Smith’s former partner, 22-year-old Matthew Rigby, was imprisoned for three years and six months after being found guilty in causing or allowing Ayeeshia’s death.
Kathryn is suspected of stomping on her child repeatedly, leading to her death.
Her brother James Smith denied that Kathryn was attacked in prison, but he stressed that guards have a duty to protect her regardless of the crimes she had committed.
“The family went into panic when they saw the story all over Facebook. We contacted the prison but nothing has happened,” he told the Birmingham Mail. “Regardless of her crimes, the prison officers have a duty to protect her and that’s what they’re doing.
He added: “We visited her on Saturday and spent two hours in a room with her and there wasn’t a mark on her.
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