Jurors heard the girl, who denies the murder of 43-year-old Marta Bednarczyk, gave an account of hearing a voice while her body ‘moved on its own’.

A 13-year-old girl accused of murdering a woman in a knife attack “seemed to enjoy” talking to a psychologist eight weeks after the killing, a jury has heard.

Lincoln Crown Court heard the teenager told the consultant 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.

Consultant clinical psychologist Dr Tim Diggle gave evidence on Thursday, telling jurors tha

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