Sasha Marsden killing in Blackpool: Man in court

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-21305444

A teenage girl whose burned body was found in a Blackpool alleyway was stabbed in the head before attempts were made to set her on fire, police have said.

Sasha Marsden, 16, was found in an alleyway off Kirby Road, South Shore, at 21:15 GMT on Thursday.

A post-mortem examination found she died as a result of significant stab wounds to the head and face.

A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in police custody.

Jeez ..... it's not the Golden Mile anymore, it's Murder Mile ..... :eek:

[Kazanne]

far too much of this sort of thing happening,it seems like an everyday occurance,this poor girl,may she RIP.Sad ,very sad.

[Marcus.]

poor young lady rip

[Saph]

I'd hate to be stabbed, it must be so scary.

[arista]

This was Pure Evil.

[arista]

I'd hate to be stabbed, it must be so scary.


This was worse Frenzy Stabbing.

She was going to work in Child Care
now killed, sad.

[Ammi]

..that's shocking..such an evil attack and by another young person, her poor family as well....

[Munchkins]

Absolutely disgusting, some sick ****ers in this country

[Ammi]

Blackpool Stab Death: Teen 'Received Threat'

A 16-year-old girl whose body was found burning in an alley had recently received a death threat in an email, a friend of the teen has told Sky News.

Sasha Marsden's body was set on fire after she had died from stab wounds to the head and face, a post-mortem examination has found.

Herr friend, Stephanie Kyle, told Sky News of a threat received by Sasha, which she said police had been told about.

"She got an email saying her time was going to come very soon," she said.

"Obviously this happened, and she's gone and ... we don't know why."

Police cordoned off the area in South Shore, Blackpool, after her body was discovered at 9pm on Thursday.

A 22-year-old man was arrested nearby and police have been granted more time to question him.

A woman aged 20 was also held but later released without charge.

A police spokesman said: "Following the death of Sasha Marsden, a Home Office post-mortem examination has been carried out and has found that Sasha died as a result of receiving significant stab wounds to the head and face.

"It also showed that attempts were made to set the body on fire and this was after Sasha had died.

"The results have been shared with the family, and specially trained officers are continuing to support them."

On Friday, crime scene investigators carried out forensic searches of the alley behind Kirby Road and at the Grafton House bed-and-breakfast hotel on the same road, which is a few streets off the Promenade.

Carl Evans, owner of the nearby Kimber Guest House, told Sky News he spotted the fire when he walked out into his back garden on Thursday evening.

"I heard the alarms going and saw the smoke, but I thought it was just someone burning rubbish," he said.

He added that some residents had attempted to put out the flames before realising it was a body on fire.

"The lass two doors up said someone seemed to have put something out - like a mannequin - but it turned out to be the body of a 16-year-old girl."

Sasha was in the first year of a childcare course at Blackpool and The Fylde College and lived with her parents in nearby Staining.

Paying tribute, Mandy Pritchard, head of the college's school for society, health and childhood, said she was "a friendly, considerate individual who cared about her fellow students".

Numerous tributes were paid to the youngster on a Facebook page set up in her memory

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/blackpool-burning-body-teen-stabbed-death-125510971.html#DBSUKgg

[Kizzy]

The poor girl, what drives people to this?

[Mrluvaluva]

A man has been charged with the murder of a Blackpool teenager whose body was found stabbed and burned.

David Minto, 22, of Blackpool, will appear before the town's magistrates' court on Monday accused of killing 16-year-old Sasha Marsden.

A post-mortem examination found the teenager's body was set on fire after she had died from stab wounds to the head and face.

It comes after police issued a statement on behalf of the teenager's family.

Her parents, Jayne and Gary Marsden, said: "No words can express how we feel.

"Our beautiful daughter has been taken from us. She was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, great granddaughter, auntie, niece, cousin and girlfriend. She was very much loved and her loss has left a huge gap in all our lives, a gap that can never be filled.

"Sasha was your typical teenager, a fun-loving girl who enjoyed spending time with her friends and boyfriend, with her parents being last on the list unless she wanted something or needed a lift somewhere.

"We would ask that we be left alone in private to allow us to come to terms with losing our beautiful precious daughter."

Sasha's brother Mark Brett, 24, said: "She was my little sister and I was so proud of her going to college to do her child care course. She will be missed by all her family and friends."

Her sister, 21-year-old Katie Brett, said: "She is a gorgeous little lady and knows how to make an impression and when you meet her. You would never forget her.

"She was an expert wind up merchant and although you might be annoyed with her, you couldn't stay mad with her for long."

Sasha's oldest sister, Gemma Aitchison, 26, said: "Cheeky, friendly and stubborn are all things that make Sasha as special as she is and make her overcome anything. She is a beautiful sister and a wonderful and caring aunty too."

And her brother Thomas Nicholl, 21, said: "Sasha was an adorable little sister and was never afraid to put her opinions across no matter what the situation was.

"She always knew how to make us smile, especially after winding us up. She gave the most amazing cuddles and we will miss her so much."

Sasha, whose body was discovered in an alley, was in the first year of a childcare course at Blackpool and The Fylde College and lived with her parents in nearby Staining.


Sky (http://news.sky.com/story/1046991/blackpool-stab-death-man-charged-with-murder)

Poor girl.

[bbfan1991]

Poor girl. RIP and condolences to her family:(.

[Scarlett.]

Must have been horrific for the people who put found the body :( poor girl.

[Amy Jade]

This story gives me chills. Poor girl.

[Jake.]

This is disgusting. What a loss of a live, 16 years of age.... R.I.P!

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-21321409

A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl found stabbed in a Blackpool alleyway.

David Minto, 22, of the Grafton House Hotel in Kirby Road, Blackpool was remanded to appear at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday

:idc: