The 13-year-old’s death is currently being treated as unexplained
17:26, 16 Aug 2025Updated 17:44, 16 Aug 2025
Plain clothes police officers at Sheepridge Road, Huddersfield(Image: Andrew Robinson / YorkshireLive)
A 13-year-old girl has died after being found unresponsive in a flat. The teenager, named locally as Casey, is believed to have been living in Liverpool under the care system, and had travelled to Huddersfield on Monday, August 11.
She was found unresponsive later that day, when emergency services were called to an apartment on Sheepridge Road, Sheepridge, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire Live reports. She was taken to hospital, where she died in the early hours of Tuesday, August 12. The cause of her death remains undetermined, with a post mortem examination calling it “unexplained pending further investigation”.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and rape in relation to Casey’s death. He has also been arrested for an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl in what police have referred to as a “separate incident” elsewhere in Kirklees.
He has since been released on conditional bail, West Yorkshire Police said.
Police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl found dead at a flat in Huddersfield(Image: Andrew Robinson / YorkshireLive)
According to YorkshireLive reports, Casey was originally from Greater Manchester, and had been living in the Liverpool at the time of her death.
The news of her death sent shockwaves throughout Hudderfield, as local MP Harpreet Uppal said: “This is a tragic case and my thoughts remain with the 13 year old teenager and her family and friends. I have been in contact with the police and I am being updated on the investigation.
“Detectives are working tirelessly to fully understand the circumstances surrounding the girl’s death which is being treated as unexplained after a post mortem could not establish how she died. Enquiries remain ongoing by detectives.”
A spokesperson for the force said: “Detectives are working to fully understand the circumstances of the girl’s death which is being treated as unexplained after a post mortem could not establish how she died.
“The 16-year-old was also released on conditional police bail regarding an offence of rape relating to a 16-year-old girl from a separate incident elsewhere in Kirklees. Enquires into both incidents remain ongoing by detectives.”
The Force’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is spearheading the investigation, which police have described as being “complex” and “likely to be lengthy”.