A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe.
Aria was found dead at a house in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, shortly after 18:00 GMT on Monday.
A post-mortem examination found the preliminary cause of death was a single stab wound, Avon and Somerset Police said.
The teenage suspect, who cannot be named due to his age, remains in custody and is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court later.
