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This Story About A Copycat 'The Joker' Killing Is Seriously Disturbing

This Story About A Copycat 'The Joker' Killing Is Seriously Disturbing

Fuck that.

Sian Broderick

Sian Broderick

A 14-year-old girl accused of attempting to murder her best mate was apparently "motivated" by The Joker, a court has heard.

Apparently, she became so obsessed with imitating the Batman character that she even attempted cutting herself to copy his famous mouth scars.

Giving evidence by videoline, one of her friends said: "She had referred to cutting her face like The Joker scars, one cut either side of her mouth, from Batman."

A jury at Winchester Crown Court heard how the schoolgirl lured her 15-year-old friend to a quiet area at their Hampshire school and made out she had a present for her. However, she then allegedly stabbed her with a kitchen knife and she suffered a minor wound.

The girl's friend said she had planned a school shooting to take place in November.

"After she said that, she started to plan killing her mother and her youngest brother," she told the court.

"I was unaware this could be anything serious. It was in quite a joking manner."

The court was then read a message sent by the girl which said: "It's either this or a school shooting but I want to do it after I get off my braces and before the science GCSEs."

What a horrendous case.

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Topics: TV and Film, Joker, Murder