A 13-year-old girl has appeared in court where she was accused of murdering Marta Bednarczyk, 43, before setting fire to her home in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

The 13-year-old girl accused of murdering a mother of three and then setting a home on fire appeared in court on Wednesday, March 12, for her first hearing. Authorities are not identifying the girl because she is a minor, but the BBC reports that she "wore a grey jogging top and bottoms, and held a teddy bear with both hands during the hearing."

A teenage girl has been charged with the murder of Marta Bednarczyk, a 43-year-old mother of three, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The girl also faces charges of arson with intent to endanger life.