A 13-year-old girl accused of murdering a woman in a knife attack searched online for “How do I know if I’ve got a mental illness?”, a jury has heard.
Lincoln Crown Court heard the teenager told a psychiatrist that she heard a voice telling her to hurt Marta Bednarczyk, who died in March after suffering more than 140 sharp force injuries.
The defendant, who cannot be named because of her age, accepts that she unlawfully killed the 43-year-old at a property in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, but denies murder, claiming diminished responsibility.
