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Bexleyheath murder: Nicola Edgington 'unfit' for court | Bexleyheath murder: Nicola Edgington 'unfit' for court |
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A 31-year-old charged with the murder of a woman stabbed in south-east London has "extreme" mental health problems, Greenwich Magistrates' Court has heard. | A 31-year-old charged with the murder of a woman stabbed in south-east London has "extreme" mental health problems, Greenwich Magistrates' Court has heard. |
Nicola Edgington, of Ambedkar House, Greenwich, is accused of stabbing Sally Hodkin, 59, to death in Broadway, Bexleyheath, on Monday. | Nicola Edgington, of Ambedkar House, Greenwich, is accused of stabbing Sally Hodkin, 59, to death in Broadway, Bexleyheath, on Monday. |
Ms Edgington is also accused of the attempted murder of Kerry Clark, 23, who was stabbed at a bus stop earlier. | Ms Edgington is also accused of the attempted murder of Kerry Clark, 23, who was stabbed at a bus stop earlier. |
A psychiatrist who met the accused said she was not fit to appear at the court. | A psychiatrist who met the accused said she was not fit to appear at the court. |
Dr Amit Chatterjee told the court: "I had the opportunity to meet her this morning. | Dr Amit Chatterjee told the court: "I had the opportunity to meet her this morning. |
"She does have extreme mental health problems. | "She does have extreme mental health problems. |
"I don't think she is fit to attend court in her mental state." | "I don't think she is fit to attend court in her mental state." |
A Serco security guard, Lisa Moriarty, said she was reluctant to bring the woman to the court hearing. | A Serco security guard, Lisa Moriarty, said she was reluctant to bring the woman to the court hearing. |
"At the moment she is in a cell with three officers but I am a bit reluctant to bring her up with everyone around," she said. | "At the moment she is in a cell with three officers but I am a bit reluctant to bring her up with everyone around," she said. |
"She seems to be very agitated with people in the cells, she's getting very agitated and uppity." | "She seems to be very agitated with people in the cells, she's getting very agitated and uppity." |
Callum Haddow, the lawyer representing the accused, was told her case would next be heard at the Old Bailey on Thursday. | Callum Haddow, the lawyer representing the accused, was told her case would next be heard at the Old Bailey on Thursday. |
A plea and case management hearing has also been scheduled for 17 January. | A plea and case management hearing has also been scheduled for 17 January. |
A post-mortem examination at Princess Royal University Hospital on Tuesday gave Sally Hodkin's cause of death as knife wounds to the neck. |
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