A mother-of-six has been found guilty of seriously injuring one of her sons and failing to get medical help immediately after he fell unconscious.
The four-year-old's eldest sister told the High Court at Auckland her mother beat the boy with part of a vacuum cleaner because he wet the bed.
Benjamin Mikaio is still recovering from his injuries more than a year later.
Itupa Julie Mikaio was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to injure.
The jury's guilty verdict on Thursday was for an alternative charge to the more serious charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Mikaio was also found guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life regarding the boy. She has already admitted a charge of injuring with intent.
The boy was taken to hospital and put on life support in June last year with head trauma, a broken pelvis and hands, and severe bruising.
Mikaio did not seek medical help until more than five hours after her son became unconscious.
The jury took three-and-a-half hours to reach its verdict. Justice Miller remanded Mikaio in custody until late November, saying a prison term is inevitable.
In its closing address on Thursday, the Crown told the jury Mikaio is an angry woman who admits using violence to punish, and was the only adult at home with the boy.
The defence questioned evidence and statements from child witnesses, saying they are completely unreliable.
Outside court, police said the jury's decision to find Mikaio guilty was correct.
The officer in charge of the case, Detective Constable John Kennedy, says the boy's injuries have clearly affected him physically and mentally.
"He still lives with a skullcap on and only time will tell how that's affected him later on in life. But he will live with not only the memories of what happened to him, but of course, the physical effects."
Mother 'cracked under pressure'
Outside court, defence lawyer Ted Faleauto said the mother needed help and cracked under pressure.
Mr Faleauto told Checkpoint Mikaio was pregnant at the time, had five other young children, was suffering from anemia which caused her to faint, and her husband was working extremely long hours.
He says it was obvious she was under massive stress and needed more help, but no one can be blamed for not giving her assistance.
