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Two teenage sweethearts had sex after killing a mother and daughter in stabbings “carried out to the letter” following detailed planning, a court has heard.Two teenage sweethearts had sex after killing a mother and daughter in stabbings “carried out to the letter” following detailed planning, a court has heard.
The trial of a 15-year-old girl, who denies murdering Elizabeth and Katie Edwards but admits manslaughter, was also told that she and her boyfriend decided to “get the drink in” and share a bath after the double killing.The trial of a 15-year-old girl, who denies murdering Elizabeth and Katie Edwards but admits manslaughter, was also told that she and her boyfriend decided to “get the drink in” and share a bath after the double killing.
The bodies of Edwards, 49, and her 13-year-old daughter were found by police at their home in Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 15 April this year.The bodies of Edwards, 49, and her 13-year-old daughter were found by police at their home in Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 15 April this year.
The 15-year-old girl, whose boyfriend has admitted murder, is alleged by the prosecution to have acted in a “rational, logical and cold” way in planning and helping to carry out the killings.The 15-year-old girl, whose boyfriend has admitted murder, is alleged by the prosecution to have acted in a “rational, logical and cold” way in planning and helping to carry out the killings.
On the third day of a trial at Nottingham crown court, prosecutor Peter Joyce QC suggested that planning undertaken before the deaths “ruined the theory” that the girl was suffering from a mental disorder that had impaired her ability to form rational judgments.On the third day of a trial at Nottingham crown court, prosecutor Peter Joyce QC suggested that planning undertaken before the deaths “ruined the theory” that the girl was suffering from a mental disorder that had impaired her ability to form rational judgments.
During a series of questions put to child psychiatrist Indranil Chakrabarti, Joyce suggested the girl and her boyfriend, who is also 15, had sex and watched films after the stabbings.During a series of questions put to child psychiatrist Indranil Chakrabarti, Joyce suggested the girl and her boyfriend, who is also 15, had sex and watched films after the stabbings.
Joyce also put it to the witness that as the first victim was attacked in a bedroom, the schoolgirl checked that her boyfriend was all right, suggesting that she was in control of her actions.Joyce also put it to the witness that as the first victim was attacked in a bedroom, the schoolgirl checked that her boyfriend was all right, suggesting that she was in control of her actions.
The barrister asked Chakrabarti: “The plan for afterwards was to have a bath together because of the inevitable blood there would be after the killings?”The barrister asked Chakrabarti: “The plan for afterwards was to have a bath together because of the inevitable blood there would be after the killings?”
Chakrabarti, who conceded that the girl had intended to kill both victims, answered: “Yes, there was planning. I do not think the planning was the result of her forming a rational judgment. She was unable to exercise self-control as a result of the medical condition that she was suffering from, in my opinion.”Chakrabarti, who conceded that the girl had intended to kill both victims, answered: “Yes, there was planning. I do not think the planning was the result of her forming a rational judgment. She was unable to exercise self-control as a result of the medical condition that she was suffering from, in my opinion.”
During his second day in the witness box, Chakrabarti agreed with Joyce that “the plan, apart from who killed Katie, was carried out to the letter”.During his second day in the witness box, Chakrabarti agreed with Joyce that “the plan, apart from who killed Katie, was carried out to the letter”.
The trial has heard that the girl told detectives she had intended to take her own life after the killings.The trial has heard that the girl told detectives she had intended to take her own life after the killings.
During interviews conducted at a police station on 16 April, the girl told officers she had planned the stabbings over several days but had “felt like murdering for quite a while”.During interviews conducted at a police station on 16 April, the girl told officers she had planned the stabbings over several days but had “felt like murdering for quite a while”.