LONDON POLICE INVESTIGATING the death of 12-year-old Tia Sharp are considering the possibility she was smothered.
A post-mortem examination is set to continue this week after the London schoolgirl’s body was discovered in her grandmother’s loft on Friday, following a week-long search.
The body was found wrapped in a black bed sheet and a black plastic bag, the Guardian reports.
Although a pathologist observed bruising on the body, no obvious major injuries were noted – leading to the theory that she may have been smothered, reports the BBC.
Yesterday Stuart Hazell, the 37-year-old partner of Tia’s grandmother, was remanded in custody after being charged with her murder. Hazell is accused of murdering the schoolgirl on a date unknown between 2 and 11 August.
She was reported missing on 3 August.
Hazell is scheduled to appear at the Old Bailey tomorrow, with a further date for a preliminary hearing marked for 19Â November.
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