More tributes have been paid as the investigation into her ‘unexplained’ death continues
20:51, 20 Aug 2025Updated 21:04, 20 Aug 2025
Casey-Louise cradling her baby sister(Image: MuchLoved)
Heartbreaking pictures showing a ‘caring’ 13 year-old girl from Tameside who died after an incident at a flat in Huddersfield have been released.
Casey-Louise Horrocks, from Mossley, is seen cradling her baby sister in one of the tender snaps, which have been released by loved ones.
Emergency services were called to the address on Sheepridge Road, in the West Yorkshire town, at around 11:30pm on Monday, August 11. She was taken to hospital where she died in the early hours of the following morning (Tuesday, August 12).
Casey-Louise’s death – which is being investigated by West Yorkshire Police’s homicide team – is being treated as ‘unexplained’ following a post-mortem.
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A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of her rape and murder has been released on conditional bail.
Casey-Louise was from Mossley, but had been living in Liverpool at the time of her death, and had been visiting Huddersfield the day before she died. It is understood she was in the care system.
Casey-Louise died following an incident at a flat in Huddersfield(Image: MuchLoved)
Tributes have flooded in for the girl who said to be well-known and much-loved in the community in Mossley.
Yesterday (Tuesday), Casey-Louise’s loved ones shared two new photographs of the schoolgirl on a tribute site shared by funeral directors, the Mirror reports.
One showed her cradling her baby sister.
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The page says Casey-Louise was ‘deeply loved’ and that her ‘memory will forever hold a special place in our hearts, and she will always be remembered with affection.’
One moving tribute from her ‘best mate’, said: “RIP Casey you’ll be missed so much. Can’t believe you left us so early, you’re flying with the angels now, fly high, love you lots my thunder buddie in the sky.”
Her aunt, Dani, said that she missed her ‘so much’ and she would be ‘Forever 13.’
Casey-Louise has been described as a ‘caring’ person who was ‘full of character'(Image: MuchLoved)
Paula Mills wrote: “Fly high with the angels beautiful girl. I hope there’s an amazing afterlife waiting for you where all your hopes and dreams come true.”
And someone else added: “You’ve left a massive hole in the lives of all who had the pleasure of knowing you. Sweet dreams Casey, you’ll be sadly missed xx.”
Casey-Louise was a pupil at Mossley Hollins High School. They said in a statement issued yesterday that she was a ‘one-of-a-kind’ pupil who was ‘bright, full of character, always full of life, and never afraid to be herself.’
An investigation into her death is continuing(Image: Liverpool Echo/Facebook)
“She was funny, sweet, had a smile that could brighten anyone’s day and will be deeply missed by our school community”, they added.
Pupils will be offered support when they return to class in September.
A post by the funeral directors asked for any donations to be given to Mossley Foodbank, which they said was ‘a place that meant a lot to Casey’ and ‘where she spent time helping others.’
A seperate GoFundMe page has also been set up which is asking for donations to help with her ‘final journey.’
The 16 year-old arrested following Casey-Louise’s death has also been bailed after being arrested on suspicion of rape following an incident involving a 16-year-old girl, elsewhere in Kirklees.
In the force’s last update, DCI Stacey Atkinson, from West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: “We are continuing to conduct a number of enquiries following the death of a 13-year-old girl following an incident at a flat on Sheepridge Road.
“A post-mortem was not able to determine how she died and we continue to treat her death as unexplained at this time, pending more enquiries.
“Those enquiries are complex and are likely to be lengthy as we work to fully understand the circumstances of the girl’s death. Specially trained officers are supporting her family at this time.”