A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of nine-year-old Ava Thorpe, just weeks after she celebrated her birthday with friends. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, two days after the child was found dead.
Avon and Somerset Police confirmed in a press release that emergency services were called to a home in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, shortly before 6:10 pm on Monday. Officers arrived within minutes and found Ava’s body inside the house. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
