Teenage boy found not guilty of murdering Aria Thorpe, nine, in Somerset (opens original article in a new tab)

A 16-year-old boy was acquitted of murdering 9-year-old Aria Thorpe, who died after being stabbed with a kitchen knife at her home in Somerset. The boy claimed the stabbing was accidental, intending to scare her.

• A 16-year-old boy was found not guilty of murdering 9-year-old Aria Thorpe after she was stabbed with a kitchen knife at her home.
• The boy claimed he intended to scare Aria by waving the knife but accidentally stabbed her, leading to her death.
• After the incident, the boy went to a train station, told children he had killed Aria accidentally, and searched online about the consequences of killing.