Teenager who killed Katie Rough given hospital order
She'll spend 12 weeks at a specialist hospital, with sentencing delayed until at least November.
A teenager who killed 7-year-old Katie Rough in a park in York has been ordered to be detained for assessment in a specialist hospital for 12 weeks by a judge, who told her she poses "a high risk of serious harm to others and to yourself''.
The 16-year-old girl broke down and sobbed at Leeds Crown Court where she appeared via video-link.
The girl had already pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
Katie was found with severe lacerations to her neck and chest on a playing field in January and did not respond to frantic attempts to revive her.
But a judge heard earlier this year that she actually died from being smothered by her attacker, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
On Thursday, Mr Justice Soole told the defendant she would be detained in hospital for 12 weeks before she is returned to court for further sentencing to take place on November 24.
The judge told her: "All sentencing options will be open when, at its conclusion, I make my final decision.''
He said: "It is not in dispute that you currently pose a high risk of serious harm to others and to yourself."