Questions remain over whether boy will stand trial for brutal murder of Leeds grandmother Mandy Barnett
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A decision on whether a teenage boy accused of murdering grandmother Mandy Barnett in Leeds will be fit to stand trial has been delayed.
Mrs Barnett, 60, was brutally stabbed to death at an address near Wortley in October of last year, with a teenage boy arrested and charged a short time later.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, did not appear at Leeds Crown Court on Friday for the short hearing which was initially arranged to determine if he was well enough to be tried.
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Hide AdThe court heard that he was still being held in a secure unit and continuing to undergo psychiatric treatment and assessments by medical experts.