Teenager Found Not Guilty in Death of Nine-Year-Old Aria Thorpe
A 16-year-old boy has been cleared of murdering nine-year-old Aria Thorpe after a jury accepted that a fatal knife wound was inflicted accidentally during playfighting at her home in Weston-super-Mare on 15 December. The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter charges at Bristol Crown Court. Aria died from a single stab wound to her chest, with jurors visibly emotional as they delivered their verdicts. Account of the Incident The defenda…









