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Woman says she ‘didn’t understand mental health’ before daughter experiencing acute psychosis killed another child

By Australian Associated PressJune 17, 2026·Source: The Guardian·1 views

Girl told mother she thought about killing people ‘all the time’, inquest into 10-year-old Biddy Porter’s death hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe mother of a child killer did not understand mental health and consulted a naturopathic herbalist about concerns for her teenage daughter, an inquest has been told.Two weeks after the 14-year-old confessed to her mother that she thought about killing people “all the time”, the girl killed 10-year-old Biddy Porter at a property in rural New South Wales. Continue reading...

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