Witness Told Jury He Thought Stabbed Nine-Year-Old Was Playing Around

The man who found Aria and dialled 999 described discovering her face down and covered in blood, telling jurors he initially assumed she was messing about.

A witness told the jury he found nine-year-old Aria lying face down and covered in blood.
The man said he initially thought she was messing around before realising she had been stabbed.
He called 999 after making the discovery.
The testimony was given during ongoing court proceedings reported by the BBC.

The man who found nine-year-old Aria and dialled 999 told jurors he initially believed she was “messing around” before registering the blood covering her body.

The witness, giving evidence in the ongoing trial, described finding the child face down. It was only once he processed the scene that he placed the emergency call, he testified.

The detail was reported by the BBC on Tuesday as part of ongoing coverage of the proceedings.

Aria was nine years old.