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| Doncaster girl murder: Police find knives | |
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| Police investigating the murder of a teenager at a South Yorkshire park have recovered knives. | |
| Casey-Lyanne Kearney, 13, died in hospital after she was stabbed at Elmfield Park in Doncaster just after 13:15 GMT on Tuesday. | Casey-Lyanne Kearney, 13, died in hospital after she was stabbed at Elmfield Park in Doncaster just after 13:15 GMT on Tuesday. |
| The knives were found by officers near the scene. Examinations will determine whether they were used by her killer. | |
| Police said the attack appeared to have been random and unprovoked. A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | Police said the attack appeared to have been random and unprovoked. A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| The 26-year-old woman remains in police custody. | The 26-year-old woman remains in police custody. |
| South Yorkshire Police said the attack had been reported to them by Casey-Lyanne herself. | South Yorkshire Police said the attack had been reported to them by Casey-Lyanne herself. |
| She was treated at the scene by police and paramedics before being taken by ambulance to hospital. | She was treated at the scene by police and paramedics before being taken by ambulance to hospital. |
| Speaking near the scene, senior investigating officer Det Supt Terry Mann said medics worked "tirelessly" to save Casey-Lyanne but she died at 21:25 GMT. | Speaking near the scene, senior investigating officer Det Supt Terry Mann said medics worked "tirelessly" to save Casey-Lyanne but she died at 21:25 GMT. |
| 999 call | 999 call |
| The detective said the teenager had left her home in Rossington at about midday, intending to catch the bus to Doncaster town centre where she was then going to meet a friend. | The detective said the teenager had left her home in Rossington at about midday, intending to catch the bus to Doncaster town centre where she was then going to meet a friend. |
| He said: "We believe that she then got off somewhere around this area here, and the next part we know is that, at 18 minutes past one yesterday, a call is received via South Yorkshire Police switchboard from Casey herself to say that she had been stabbed. | He said: "We believe that she then got off somewhere around this area here, and the next part we know is that, at 18 minutes past one yesterday, a call is received via South Yorkshire Police switchboard from Casey herself to say that she had been stabbed. |
| "At the same time, a passing member of the public has come by Casey and contacted an ambulance. In a very short period of time both police and paramedics arrived at the park area." | "At the same time, a passing member of the public has come by Casey and contacted an ambulance. In a very short period of time both police and paramedics arrived at the park area." |
| Mr Mann appealed to anyone who saw Casey-Lyanne in the area around the time of her murder or who saw anything suspicious to come forward. | Mr Mann appealed to anyone who saw Casey-Lyanne in the area around the time of her murder or who saw anything suspicious to come forward. |
| He said she was wearing a black waist-length coat, blue jeans and knee-high boots. She was also carrying a black Bench shoulder bag with purple writing. | He said she was wearing a black waist-length coat, blue jeans and knee-high boots. She was also carrying a black Bench shoulder bag with purple writing. |
| Acting Ch Supt Peter Norman, who heads South Yorkshire Police's Doncaster district, said the attack appeared to have been an "isolated, random and unprovoked incident". | Acting Ch Supt Peter Norman, who heads South Yorkshire Police's Doncaster district, said the attack appeared to have been an "isolated, random and unprovoked incident". |
| He said: "We are monitoring community tension in the area and residents have responded positively to our officers after this tragic event. | He said: "We are monitoring community tension in the area and residents have responded positively to our officers after this tragic event. |
| "I have organised some additional police patrols in the area to both reassure the local community, and to ensure that local residents and young people have an opportunity to talk to local officers and pass any additional information on to us." | "I have organised some additional police patrols in the area to both reassure the local community, and to ensure that local residents and young people have an opportunity to talk to local officers and pass any additional information on to us." |