Schoolgirl Elianne Andam 'murdered in white-hot anger by teenager who felt disrespected by girls'

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00:00The Old Bailey has heard that schoolgirl Eliane Andam was stabbed to death by her friend's

00:04ex-boyfriend in an outburst of white-hot anger because he felt disrespected by girls.

00:0918-year-old Hassan Sentamu is accused of murdering 15-year-old Eliane

00:13outside a Croydon shopping centre by stabbing her in the neck.

00:16Jurors heard Sentamu had broken up with his girlfriend 10 days earlier

00:20and they agreed to meet on the morning of the stabbing to exchange possessions.

00:23Apparently, Sentamu failed to bring his ex-girlfriend's teddy bear to the meeting

00:27and flew into a rage when Eliane, in an act of solidarity,

00:30snatched back the bag her friend had brought.

00:33Prosecutor Alex Chalk Casey told the court Sentamu has admitted causing Eliane's death

00:37by stabbing her with a kitchen knife he brought to the meeting on September 27th last year,

00:41but he denies murder, arguing his diagnosis of autism reduces his responsibility for the attack.

00:47The trial continues.