https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/verdict/Recent content in verdict on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 23 Jun 2026 18:05:57 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/jury-deliberates-in-trial-of-teen-accused-of-killing-9-year-old-aria-thorpe/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:05:57 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/jury-deliberates-in-trial-of-teen-accused-of-killing-9-year-old-aria-thorpe/A jury has retired to deliberate the verdict in the trial of a 16-year-old boy charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe. Aria died from a knife wound to her chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on December 15 last year. The accused, who cannot be named due to his age, faces charges of murder and manslaughter but denies any intent to kill. Mrs Justice O’Farrell instructed the jury to set aside emotional responses and judge the evidence impartially as they consider their decision.