Arabic version: مراهقة تقرّ بقتل كلوي واتسون في ليدز

According to BBC News, Kayla Smith, 18, has admitted murdering 16-year-old Chloe Watson Dransfield after a pre-planned fight over a boy in Leeds.

Leeds Crown Court heard that Chloe was attacked after travelling with her boyfriend, Blake Dowling, to Smith’s home on Kennerleigh Avenue in the early hours of 28 March. Smith had previously admitted manslaughter but denied murder before changing her plea on the second day of her trial.

The court heard that Dowling had been in relationships with both Chloe and Smith and knew of bad feeling between them. Prosecutors said the two had argued the previous evening, when Smith repeatedly threatened to stab Chloe. Chloe was stabbed five times in the neck and back and bled to death.

Dowling, also 18, and Archie Rycroft, 20, are charged with murder and manslaughter. Both deny the charges, and their trial will continue. Prosecutors allege Dowling helped organise the violence by booking a taxi, while Rycroft is accused of supporting Smith by walking with her to the fight and trying to film it.

Mr Justice Cavanagh KC said Smith would be sentenced after the trial concludes. He told her that murder carries a life sentence, with a minimum custodial term to be set.