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Teen admits murdering love rival by stabbing her in planned street fight

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Manchester Evening News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 12:38 UTC. The headline in use is “Teen admits murdering love rival by stabbing her in planned street fight”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Kayla Smith had denied murdering 16-year-old Chloe Watson Dransfield, but changed her plea on the second day of her trial
Manchester Evening NewsRead at Manchester Evening News
Story timeline
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Teen admits murdering love rival by stabbing her in planned street fight
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