UK - Aria Thorpe, age 9, murdered by teenager, Weston-Super-Mare Dec 15, 2025

[Luwin]

A 15-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a nine-year-old girl.

Police earlier named the victim as Aria Thorpe, who was found dead at a house in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, on Monday evening.

The teenage accused, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Wednesday and spoke only to confirm his name and address.

Weston-super-Mare stabbing: Teen charged with murder of girl, 9

Aria Thorpe's family say the nine-year-old was "bubbly" and loved country music.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Luwin]

Boy charged after death of girl, nine | Avon and Somerset Police

A boy, 15, is due to appear before magistrates in Bristol charged with murder in Weston-super-Mare.

www.avonandsomerset.police.uk

 

[Alyce]

Thanks for the thread @Luwin


During a brief hearing, he spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth.

He was remanded into youth detention accommodation before a hearing at Bristol crown court on Friday.

Boy, 15, charged with murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Somerset

Teenager appears in court over death of girl in Weston-super-Mare on Monday

www.theguardian.com

 

[Parker Knoll]

Hideous all round.
Poor Aria and her family here.

 

[Alyce]

Avon and Somerset Police were called to Lime Close just before 6.10pm on Monday, where nine-year-old Aria had suffered a single stab wound.

The boy was arrested in Worle a short time later.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2025-12-17/teen-charged-with-weston-super-mare-murder-as-victim-9-named

 

[Alyce]

Teenage boy appears in court charged with murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Weston-super-Mare

Police say the community is in shock and they are working with local schools and other agencies to make sure support is available.

news.sky.com

A police cordon remains in place at the scene of Aria's death as forensics officers continue their work.

 

[Skigh]

Interesting that this note sends condolences to Aria ,her mother and sister but not her brother.

 

[Gemmie]

RIP Aria. You did not deserve what was done to you.

Images of tragic Aria Thorpe as life cut short at 9 and boy, 15, charged

Little Aria Thorpe, 9, had celebrated her birthday just days before she was stabbed to death at a house in a quiet street in Weston-super-Mare just 10 days before Christmas

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Alyce]

dbm

 

[Skigh]

Dbm

 

[Rolypolyoly]

This is so tragic, and very close to where I live. I have mutual fb friends in common with her poor mum

 

[MollyHarps]

Interesting that this note sends condolences to Aria ,her mother and sister but not her brother.

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Thanks for posting this Skigh

My head was leaning towards the teenager being a family member and this essentially confirms it imo

Heartbroken for the mother

 

[abanddb123]

Kind of off subject, but I wonder what makes boys and men kill? I know women kill too, but majority are male. Terrifying, but would love the answer. I'm sure there are many reasons. Mind boggling.

 

[MadeleineMaxwell]

I'd wondered if this was the case as the police were called to a property so Aria was likely to have been attacked in her own home. How utterly tragic.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Thanks for posting this Skigh

My head was leaning towards the teenager being a family member and this essentially confirms it imo

Heartbroken for the mother

I wouldn't rule out the boy being a stepbrother. If this is a blended family situation in which the stepbrother kills his stepsister, there would be no reason to send condolences to the father of the killer.

 

[Luwin]

Crowds gather to pay tribute to Aria Thorpe after tragic death

The community has come together to pay their respects

www.bristolpost.co.uk

This evening, members of the community came together from 6pm to pay an emotional tribute to her.

The vigil was organised by church ministers from Weston and Worle to offer an "informal" opportunity for the local community to show support and care for the family and friends of Aria.

 

[Alyce]

A teenager charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe will stand trial in June next year.
The 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Friday.
The defendant, who appeared via video link from youth detention accommodation, spoke only to confirm his name.
During a brief hearing, Judge Peter Blair KC, the Recorder of Bristol, set a provisional trial date for 15 June 2026.
The trial is expected to last two weeks.

Teenager to face trial over murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe

The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, appeared in Bristol Crown Court via video link on Friday.

news.sky.com

 

[Alyce]

Judge Peter Blair KC, the Recorder of Bristol, set a provisional trial date for June 15 2026. The trial is expected to last two weeks.

At Bristol Crown Court, the teenager was represented by Charley Pattison, while Ray Tully KC appeared for the prosecution.

His father was among those attending in the public gallery.

The teenager is next expected to appear in court on March 16.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2025-12-19/boy-15-accused-of-murdering-nine-year-old-aria-thorpe-is-set-to-face-trial

 

[Occam's Zebra]

Kind of off subject, but I wonder what makes boys and men kill? I know women kill too, but majority are male. Terrifying, but would love the answer. I'm sure there are many reasons. Mind boggling.

IMO a big part of it is biology - mostly testosterone levels (but research also has shown low serotonin levels contribute to aggressiveness).

In general, most species of male mammals are far more aggressive than females; often they are protecting territory or mates or both. Wouldn't be much different for human males than non-human primates or other mammals.

 

[Alyce]

Aria's father, Tom Thorpe, added: 'It's hard to put into words how devastating it is, our little Aria, that you're up there with the angels looking over us.
'How sad it's going to be not hearing 'Dad, how long left?' on our long journeys back and forth at weekends.
Your other little family down here in Portsmouth will forever miss you.


The 15-year-old boy accused of Aria's murder appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Friday.
His father was among those attending in the public gallery.

Family of Aria Thorpe say she was 'the most beautiful little soul'

Aria Thorpe, who celebrated her birthday with friends just two weeks ago, was found dead at a property in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare just after 6pm on Monday.

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