A 13-year-old girl was charged with murder and arson after a mother of three was found dead inside a home in England on Monday, March 10, according to police.

A 13-year-old girl appeared in court holding a teddy bear while she was 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.

The 43-year-old woman, believed to be Marta Bednarczyk, is thought to have died as a result of sharp force injury after police were called to an address on Newcomen Road, Wellingborough, on Monday. A 13-year-old girl appeared at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning charged with murder and arson.

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.

A 13-year-old girl appeared in court after she was charged with murdering a woman whose body was found following a house fire. Police said the body was discovered at a property in Wellingborough, in the early hours of Monday morning.