{"id":8325,"date":"2017-07-03T11:44:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T15:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=8325"},"modified":"2017-07-03T11:44:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T15:44:51","slug":"teenage-girl-pleads-guilty-manslaughter-katie-rough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2017\/07\/03\/teenage-girl-pleads-guilty-manslaughter-katie-rough\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage girl pleads guilty to manslaughter of Katie Rough"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katie was stabbed close to playing fields near her home in Foxwood in January, where she was found with severe lacerations to her neck and chest. But a judge at Leeds Crown Court heard how she actually died from being smothered.<\/p>\n

Her killer who cannot be named, appeared by video link and denied murder but admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.<\/p>\n

She was suffering from delusional beliefs about people around her not being human, a judge has been told.<\/p>\n

The teenager may have been trying to prove the youngster was not a robot, as she had “irrational beliefs” about how people “may not be human and may be controlled by a higher and hostile force”, a court heard.<\/p>\n

The judge, Mr Justice Soole, was told how the girl began suffering from mental health problems more than a year before the killing.<\/p>\n

Watched by Katie’s parents, Alison and Paul, Mr Reeds told the court how the defendant had developed severe problems during 2016.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor said the girl had talked of being convinced that people “weren’t human and were robots”.<\/p>\n

He said the girl got distressed when one doctor asked her later “whether she killed Katie to test whether she was a robot”.<\/p>\n

Mr Reeds said, although psychosis was being investigating prior to the killing, it had not been diagnosed.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Johnson QC, defending, said it may be his client was “driven by the irrational belief (Katie) may not have been human and needed proof of this”.<\/p>\n

He said the teenager had thoughts that people around her “may not be human and may be controlled by a higher and hostile force”.<\/p>\n

The barrister said his client had posted a picture on social media two days before the killing with a concerning message.<\/p>\n

He said: “She was clearly crying out for help and support.”<\/p>\n

The girl appeared on the video link sitting next to a solicitor and wearing a black hoodie.<\/p>\n

Her solicitor, sitting next to her, confirmed her name when asked by the judge.<\/p>\n

Mr Johnson asked the court if the charge of murder could be put to the girl again and she wrote her plea on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n

Her solicitor told the court: “I can confirm she has indicated not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.”<\/p>\n

The judge said he wanted more questions answering by the medical experts before he could pass sentence.<\/p>\n

He apologised to Katie’s family for the delay and said the case will be adjourned until July 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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