murdertrial on Somerset Dailyhttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/murdertrial/Recent content in murdertrial on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 16 Jun 2026 13:58:25 +0000Family Friend Initially Thought Aria Thorpe Was Just “Messing Around” Before Realizing She Had Been Stabbed, Court Hearshttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/family-friend-initially-thought-aria-thorpe-was-just-messing-around-before-realizing-she-had-been-stabbed-court-hears/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:58:25 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/family-friend-initially-thought-aria-thorpe-was-just-messing-around-before-realizing-she-had-been-stabbed-court-hears/A family friend staying temporarily at the home initially thought nine-year-old Aria Thorpe was “messing around” when he found her lying face down on the floor. It was only after spotting blood on her arm that he realized she had been fatally stabbed, a court heard. Ollie Sheppard told Bristol Crown Court that he returned home after work that evening and entered the house via the rear door through the kitchen shortly after 6pm.