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02/10/2013
Man Admits Killing Birmingham Schoolgirl
A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Birmingham in March.
Christina Edkins was fatally stabbed on a bus in Birmingham city centre as she made her way to school on March 07.
Philip Simelane, of Walsall, has entered a guilty plea to a charge of murder at Birmingham Crown Court to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.
It is understood that Simelane has undergone psychiatric assessment since his arrest in March.
Sentencing is due to take place at a later court date.
(MH/CD)
Christina Edkins was fatally stabbed on a bus in Birmingham city centre as she made her way to school on March 07.
Philip Simelane, of Walsall, has entered a guilty plea to a charge of murder at Birmingham Crown Court to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility.
It is understood that Simelane has undergone psychiatric assessment since his arrest in March.
Sentencing is due to take place at a later court date.
(MH/CD)
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