CRIMEJun 17 · 05:17 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDAustralian Associated Press

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

A mother who did not understand mental health consulted a naturopathic herbalist about her 14-year-old daughter's concerns. The daughter, who confessed to thinking about killing people 'all the time,' later killed 10-year-old Biddy Porter in rural New South Wales.

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