The 13-year-old girl accused of murdering a mother of three and then setting a home on fire appeared in court on Wednesday, March 12, for her first hearing. Authorities are not identifying the girl because she is a minor, but the BBC reports that she "wore a grey jogging top and bottoms, and held a teddy bear with both hands during the hearing."

A 13-year-old girl has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman whose body was found after a house fire. Northamptonshire Police said the body was discovered at a property in Wellingborough, in the early hours of Monday morning. Detectives believe the victim was Marta Bednarczyk, 43, a mother of three children.

A 13-year-old girl charged with the murder of a mother of three clutched a teddy bear as she appeared in court for the first time.