Twelve-Year-Old Accused Killer Moved to Bespoke Housing

A 12-year-old accused murderer says she is keen to be moved to new bespoke accommodation, as a judge formally ordered her relocation. The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, allegedly fatally stabbed a 37-year-old woman at Footscray, in Melbourne’s inner-west, in November 2023. She has been charged with murder and bailed to a secure welfare facility. A psychiatrist is assessing the child’s age of criminal responsibility, also known as doli incapax. The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, as the child’s guardian, has been renovating bespoke accommodation for the girl to be securely housed while she is assessed for the murder charge....