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A judge has ruled that US musician D4vd will go on trial for murder over the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

The decision came after a five-day preliminary hearing, in which Los Angeles prosecutors questioned a dozen witnesses and displayed photographic evidence.

BBC's North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil was inside the courtroom.

Read more about the trial here.

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