{
  "id": 12285632,
  "title": "Teenager pleads not guilty to murdering father on Boxing Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/teenager-pleads-not-guilty-to-murdering-father-on-boxing-day",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T02:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/teenager-pleads-not-guilty-to-murdering-father-on-boxing-day/107233520"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 19-year-old teenager has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in connection with her father's death on Boxing Day 2022, according to reports from South Australia's Supreme Court. The girl, whose identity is protected by legal reasons, denied the act was premeditated murder. Prosecutors argue she was significantly intoxicated from drinking before the incident and allegedly attacked her father with a kitchen knife when he brought her home after the gathering. The court heard that the girl was arrested after police arrived at the scene. A judge-only trial is set to commence to determine her guilt.",
  "summary": "A 19-year-old has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter, which has not been accepted by the Director of Public Prosecutions.",
  "key_points": [
    "19-year-old girl pleads not guilty to murder, guilty to manslaughter",
    "Incident occurred on Boxing Day 2022 in South Australia",
    "Prosecution claims intoxication led to kitchen knife attack"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}