{"id":94013,"date":"2025-08-26T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/94013\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:33:15","slug":"inquest-hears-tragic-final-moments-of-girl-13-at-centre-of-murder-and-rape-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/94013\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquest hears tragic final moments of girl, 13, at centre of murder and rape investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Casey-Louise Horrocks died in Huddersfield with a homicide investigation underway<\/p>\n<p>11:56, 26 Aug 2025Updated 12:18, 26 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756215194_159_2_BHR_LEC_180825_CASEY-LOUISE.jpg\" alt=\"Casey-Louise Horrocks, from Mossley, who died following an incident at a flat in Huddersfiel\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Casey-Louise Horrocks, from Mossley, who died following an incident at a flat in Huddersfield(Image: Liverpool Echo\/Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 13-year-old <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/tameside\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tameside<\/a> girl was found unresponsive before suffering four cardiac arrests, an inquest opening into her death has heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/new-photos-tragic-tameside-teen-32317451\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Casey-Louise Horrocks,<\/a> from Mossley, was found by emergency services at a property on Sheepridge Road in Huddersfield, West <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/yorkshire\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a>, at 11.36pm on Monday, August 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An inquest into the tragedy opened at Bradford Coroner&#8217;s Court this morning (August 26).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The court heard Casey-Louise was taken to Calderdale Royal Hospital, in Halifax, where she tragically died at 2.18am on Tuesday, August 12, having suffered multiple cardiac arrests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Never miss a story with the MEN&#8217;s daily Catch Up newsletter &#8211; get it in your inbox by signing up <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of her rape and murder has been released on bail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Giving details on the circumstances of Casey-Louise&#8217;s death, coroner\u2019s officer Victoria Normington told the court: &#8220;Yorkshire Ambulance Service were called to a house in Huddersfield regarding an unresponsive teenager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;CRT was commenced and Casey was admitted to the Calderdale Royal Hospital where she was initially unresponsive and unconscious.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_teenage-1.jpg\" alt=\"Casey-Louise\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Casey-Louise(Image: MuchLoved\/Mirror)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;She was taken for scans and CPR was commenced as she then suffered four cardiac arrests. She was sadly pronounced dead life extinct at 2.18am on August 12.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The court heard a post-mortem had taken place but failed to establish a formal cause of Casey-Louise&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Assistant coroner Peter Merchant adjourned the inquest until February 26, 2026, while West Yorkshire Police&#8217;s homicide team investigates Casey-Louise&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Casey-Louise was a student at Mossley Hollins High School, which described her as &#8216;bright, full of character, always full of life, and never afraid to be herself&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755727149_601_1_teenage.jpg\" alt=\"Casey-Louise\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Casey-Louise(Image: MuchLoved)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A family member also paid tribute to the &#8216;beautiful&#8217; teenager, whose death left the family &#8216;absolutely devastated&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It&#8217;s understood Casey-Louise had been in the care system and was living in Liverpool at the time of her death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/tameside\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tameside<\/a> council, which was Casey-Louise&#8217;s &#8216;corporate parent&#8217;, has announced a safeguarding review will take place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Join our Court and Crime WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IuEiMBO5xcCLDUGbBHsvC1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">DCI Stacey Atkinson, from West Yorkshire Police&#8217;s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said in a previous statement: &#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Those enquiries are complex and are likely to be lengthy as we work to fully understand the circumstances of the girl&#8217;s death. Specially trained officers are supporting her family at this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Casey-Louise Horrocks died in Huddersfield with a homicide investigation underway 11:56, 26 Aug 2025Updated 12:18, 26 Aug 2025&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2441,59,57,58,50,2440,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-94013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-ashton-and-mossley","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-tameside","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}