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| Lucy McHugh death: Man charged with murder of stabbed teen | Lucy McHugh death: Man charged with murder of stabbed teen |
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| A man has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl found stabbed to death in woodland. | A man has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl found stabbed to death in woodland. |
| Lucy McHugh, 13, was found dead near Southampton Sports Centre in July. | Lucy McHugh, 13, was found dead near Southampton Sports Centre in July. |
| Hampshire Constabulary said Stephen-Alan Nicholson, 24, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder, the rape of a child under 13, and two counts of sexual activity with a child under 16. | |
| Mr Nicholson is due to appear before Southampton magistrates on Thursday. | Mr Nicholson is due to appear before Southampton magistrates on Thursday. |
| Lucy was last seen walking along Coxford Road, past a Tesco Express store, at 09:30 BST on 25 July. | Lucy was last seen walking along Coxford Road, past a Tesco Express store, at 09:30 BST on 25 July. |
| Her body was found the next day, nearly two miles from her home. | Her body was found the next day, nearly two miles from her home. |
| In a tribute, Lucy's mother Stacey White told the BBC her daughter was "always full of smiles, whirling around like a hurricane". | In a tribute, Lucy's mother Stacey White told the BBC her daughter was "always full of smiles, whirling around like a hurricane". |
| "The biggest, smiling person in our lives has been taken and she's never going to come back," she said. | "The biggest, smiling person in our lives has been taken and she's never going to come back," she said. |