Overview

• The 13-year-old accused did not apply for bail at her first court appearance and had her case adjourned after a magistrate cited possible psychotic mental health conditions
• Her next hearing is scheduled for October in the Children’s Court of NSW with a Mandarin interpreter arranged
• NSW Police seized a kitchen knife from a drawer at the Edgeworth home and are conducting forensic analysis
• Authorities expect to file charges against the teenager today after navigating language barriers and coordinating with the Chinese consulate
• Both girls arrived in late July on a Chinese cultural exchange and were unfamiliar with each other before moving in with the same host family in Newcastle’s west