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| A 14-year-old schoolgirl stabbed her 16-year-old sister in the back with a carving knife after a row about a boyfriend, a court has heard. | A 14-year-old schoolgirl stabbed her 16-year-old sister in the back with a carving knife after a row about a boyfriend, a court has heard. |
| The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to manslaughter at Bradford Crown Court. She denies murder. | The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to manslaughter at Bradford Crown Court. She denies murder. |
| Her sister was found with serious injuries at their home in Halifax, West Yorks, in March and died in hospital. | Her sister was found with serious injuries at their home in Halifax, West Yorks, in March and died in hospital. |
| The mother told the court the girls started arguing before the stabbing. | The mother told the court the girls started arguing before the stabbing. |
| Physical fight | Physical fight |
| The court heard that the defendant told her sister that her boyfriend "wouldn't amount to much, only working in Morrisons". | The court heard that the defendant told her sister that her boyfriend "wouldn't amount to much, only working in Morrisons". |
| At this point, the argument escalated into a physical fight, with the older sister grabbing the younger girl by the hair. | At this point, the argument escalated into a physical fight, with the older sister grabbing the younger girl by the hair. |
| The defendant then went into the kitchen and ran back into the living room with a 20cm carving knife. | The defendant then went into the kitchen and ran back into the living room with a 20cm carving knife. |
| She ran past her mother and shouted at her sister "you're going to get it". | She ran past her mother and shouted at her sister "you're going to get it". |
| The mother told the court: "They were struggling. I couldn't see where the knife was. I just saw blood spraying up on the wall." | The mother told the court: "They were struggling. I couldn't see where the knife was. I just saw blood spraying up on the wall." |
| She said she told her daughter to put the knife down but the girl said: "I don't care, I'm going to have you". | |
| 'I'm sorry' | 'I'm sorry' |
| Afterwards, the defendant dropped the knife on the floor and the wounded sister grabbed it and stabbed her in the back of the leg. | Afterwards, the defendant dropped the knife on the floor and the wounded sister grabbed it and stabbed her in the back of the leg. |
| The mother said the defendant "started screaming and crying 'I'm sorry, I love you'". | The mother said the defendant "started screaming and crying 'I'm sorry, I love you'". |
| The older sister then walked into the hallway and complained that she couldn't breathe or see. | The older sister then walked into the hallway and complained that she couldn't breathe or see. |
| She was taken to hospital in an ambulance but died hours later. | She was taken to hospital in an ambulance but died hours later. |
| The mother told the court her daughters had "got on really well up to about a year ago and then they started fighting and arguing." | The mother told the court her daughters had "got on really well up to about a year ago and then they started fighting and arguing." |
| She said the girls argued about many things, including chores, friends, boyfriends and "nicking" clothes. | She said the girls argued about many things, including chores, friends, boyfriends and "nicking" clothes. |
| The older girl used to taunt the defendant about being fat, and also about turning out like their eldest sister, now aged 18. | The older girl used to taunt the defendant about being fat, and also about turning out like their eldest sister, now aged 18. |
| The 18-year-old went into care when she was 13 after becoming uncontrollable and pouring a kettle of boiling water over her mother's head, the court heard. | The 18-year-old went into care when she was 13 after becoming uncontrollable and pouring a kettle of boiling water over her mother's head, the court heard. |
| Tom Bayliss, prosecuting, said: "The prosecution don't suggest that this was anything other than an impulsive act, carried out by a young woman who had lost her temper. | Tom Bayliss, prosecuting, said: "The prosecution don't suggest that this was anything other than an impulsive act, carried out by a young woman who had lost her temper. |
| "The prosecution do say that this was a deliberate act and that she did at least intend to cause really serious bodily harm." | "The prosecution do say that this was a deliberate act and that she did at least intend to cause really serious bodily harm." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |