Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAria Thorpe died from a fatal stab wound to her chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare (Family handout/PA)A 16-year-old boy has been acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe. The verdict was delivered by a jury at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday. Aria died from a fatal stab wound to her chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on 15 December last year. The boy testified he picked up a knife to 'scare' Aria, accidentally stabbing her during a 'ninja-style' demonstration. After the incident, he left the scene without raising an alarm, later telling children at a railway station that her death was an 'accident' before his arrest. In fullTeen found not guilty of murder and manslaughter of nine-year-old Aria ThorpeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Boy, 16, acquitted of murder and manslaughter of Aria Thorpe
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAria Thorpe died from a fatal stab wound to her chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare (Family handout/PA)A 16-year-old boy has been acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe. The verdict was delivered by a jury at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday. Aria died from a fatal stab wound to her chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on 15 December last year. The boy testified he picked up a knife to 'scare' Aria, accidentally stabbing her during a 'ninja-style' demonstration. After the incident, he left the scene without raising an alarm, later telling children at a railway station that her death was an 'accident' before his arrest. In fullTeen found not guilty of murder and manslaughter of nine-year-old Aria ThorpeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
