Teenage boy found not guilty of murdering Aria Thorpe, nine, in Somerset

Jury clears the 16-year-old of murder and manslaughter over the death of Aria, who died from a single stab wound A teenage boy has been found not guilty of the murder and manslaughter of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, who died after being stabbed in Weston-super-Mare in December last year. A jury at Bristol crown court cleared the 16-year-old of both charges on Thursday. Continue reading...

By Guardian staff