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Stephanie Gardiner

Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

The mother of Biddy Porter's teen killer took concerns about her daughter to a naturopath. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

As a teenager descended into psychosis, killing animals, having visions and hearing voices, her mother consulted a naturopath believing the girl's behaviour was due to a hormonal imbalance, an inquest has been told.

Two weeks after the 14-year-old confessed to her mother she thought about killing people, including her parents, "all the time", the girl killed 10-year-old Biddy Porter at a property in rural NSW.

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