Crime & Safety
Teen Accused of Fatal Stabbing "Saw God:" Police
Olivia Smith allegedly smoked drugs with step-cousin Abbey Hebert before stabbing her inside her Acworth home last month.

ACWORTH, GA -- The Canton teenager charged with murder for the stabbing death of her step-cousin told police she had visions of God during the attack due to the influence of drugs, according to a report.
Olivia Smith, 18, is being held for the Nov. 14 killing of Abbey Hebert, 17, who was found stabbed to death outside her Acworth home. Smith previously told police she thought she was under the influence of drugs at the time of the attack.
A police detective testified Thursday that Smith told investigators that she had seen God and believed that God had told her to kill her step-cousin, WSB-TV reports. Smith allegedly tried stabbing herself after stabbing Hebert.
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Smith testified that she ran to a neighbor’s house immediately following the stabbing and said Hebert had made her smoke something that caused the stabbing, according to WSB-TV. Police said they found no traces of drugs inside the home.
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