Operation Salcott
House to House - Police use only
Details of Incident
A murder investigation is being carried out following the death of a nine-year-old girl at an address in Weston-super-Mare.
Police were called by paramedics to a residential address in Lime Close, in the Mead Vale area, at 6.09pm yesterday (Monday 15 December). The first officer arrived at the scene at 6.12pm.
Sadly, the young girl was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A teenage boy was arrested in Worle at 6.19pm. He remains in custody, arrested on suspicion of murder.
“A criminal investigation is already well underway to establish the facts of this case. The formal identification process has not yet been completed, and a post-mortem examination will also be conducted.
“Out of respect for the family we’d please ask people not to speculate on the circumstances, or the identities of those involved, because that will only add to their enormous distress.”
A police cordon remains in place in Lime Close while our investigation continues.
Contact Information
We will continue to provide updates to the public as our investigation progresses.
If you have any updates please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5225352036, or complete our online appeals form.
You can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their Anonymous Online Form.
No personal details are taken, information cannot be traced or recorded and you will not go to court or have to speak to police when contacting Crimestoppers.