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Teen admits murdering 16-year-old girl in dispute over a boy
Kayla Smith has pleaded guilty to murdering 16-year-old Chloe Watson Dransfield following a pre-planned dispute in Leeds.
Kayla Smith, 18, admitted to murdering 16-year-old Chloe Watson Dransfield after changing her plea on the second day of her trial at Leeds Crown Court. The court heard that the fatal stabbing occurred during a pre-planned fight on 28 March following a dispute over a boy, Blake Dowling. Prosecutors stated that Smith had threatened to stab Chloe multiple times during an argument the previous evening. Dowling and another individual, Archie Rycroft, also face charges related to the incident and their trial is ongoing.
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