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A psychologist said a 17-year-old standing trial for the murder of Holly Newton, 15, could have suffered from the effects of PTSD - causing him to "zone out".

The 17-year-old told a jury he confessed being angry and a "horrible person" because he was sick of the trial and was trying to get a worse punishment.

The youth gave evidence by video-link to his trial, telling jurors he recalled getting off a bus on the day Holly Newton suffered 36 knife injuries.