childvictim on Somerset Dailyhttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/childvictim/Recent content in childvictim on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 13:58:25 +0000Family Friend Initially Thought Aria Thorpe Was “Messing Around” Before Discovering She Was Fatally Stabbed, Murder Trial Revealshttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/family-friend-initially-thought-aria-thorpe-was-messing-around-before-discovering-she-was-fatally-stabbed-murder-trial-reveals/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:58:25 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/family-friend-initially-thought-aria-thorpe-was-messing-around-before-discovering-she-was-fatally-stabbed-murder-trial-reveals/A family friend staying at the home of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe initially thought she was “messing around” when he saw her lying face down on the floor, unaware she had been fatally stabbed. Ollie Sheppard, giving evidence at Bristol Crown Court, described how he found Aria in the lounge of her house and believed at first that she was playing. It wasn’t until he noticed blood on her arm that he realized the severity of the situation.