Dad demands new trial after teen who stabbed his little girl walks free

Tom Thorpe, the dad of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, is launching a campaign after his daughter was killed in her own home in December in Weston-super-Mare.

Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published August 22, 2026 11:34am Updated August 22, 2026 11:34am Aria Thorpe was stabbed to death in her own home in December (Picture: Family Handout/PA Wire) A dad is appealing to have a re-trial after a teenager who stabbed his daughter in the heart walked free from court. Tom T