year, she had been taken out of school due to her mental state, and had engaged in self-harming since late 2015. It was also determined that the killing was a premeditated act, though it was uncertain whether the target was Rough specifically or if the attack was opportunistic. Rough's funeral took place at York Minster on 13 February 2017. The service was led by John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York. Trial and conviction Rough's killer entered a plea of "not guilty" to the charge of murder in the initial hearing at Leeds Crown Court on 16 February 2017. During the course of her trial, she received four further mental health evaluations which disagreed on the exact disorder she suffered from, but did agree that it affected her mental state up to and including the time of the killing. Despite evidence indicating that the killing had been a premeditated act, the Crown Prosecution Service ultimately concurred that it was the result of the perpetrator's mental disorders, and offered her the opportunity to plead guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. She accepted the offer and changed her plea to "guilty" on the first day of her trial, 3 July 2017. Her defence counsel described her as an "extremely troubled and damaged teenager", and the judge ordered that the case be adjourned until 20 July, so that further psychiatric assessments could be made prior to final sentencing, though it was subsequently adjourned a second time until September. On 7 September she was given an interim hospital order to allow for additional mental health assessments, and on 24 November, she was "detained for life" and ordered to serve a minimum term of five years. See also Sharon Carr – Britain's youngest female murderer References 2017 crimes in the United Kingdom British female murderers Crime in Yorkshire Deaths by person in England Female murder victims History of York January 2017 crimes in Europe January 2017 events in the United Kingdom Murdered English children Incidents of violence against girls