A 17-year-old accused of the murder of Scarlett Faulkner appears in court, where the jury hears she was identified in a “sun bed selfie.” The defendant pleads not guilty to murder but admits manslaughter. Prosecutors say the identification relates to content recorded shortly after the fatal assault.
Across the reports, court is also told the teen recorded a message hours after the assault. In both accounts that mention it, the message describes the defendant saying she hit Scarlett Faulkner with a bar. The trial is presented as focused on the identification from the selfie and on the meaning and credibility of the post-assault message.
The outlets differ in emphasis: one foregrounds the language used in the message, while others focus more directly on the timeline from the assault to the recording. All three reports describe the core charges and the plea position, with no outlet indicating a verdict has been reached.
