A teenager has appeared in court charged with murdering a seven-year-old girl whose mother broke down in tears as she tried in vain to save the life of her daughter found seriously injured on a playing field.

The 15-year-old girl has also been charged with the possession of an offensive weapon after the death of Katie Rough in the Woodthorpe area of York on Monday.

She was remanded into secure accommodation when she appeared at York Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning.

The teenager, who was flanked by two security guards and a youth offending team manager, stood in the centre of the glass fronted dock and said nothing in the eight-minute hearing.

She stared straight forward as her solicitor answered questions about her name and address. The girl will appear before Leeds Crown Court on Friday.

Katie's parents, Alison and Paul Rough, and grandparents were earlier pictured arriving at court.