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| Blackpool murder victim was stabbed to death and set on fire | Blackpool murder victim was stabbed to death and set on fire |
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| A 16-year-old girl suffered fatal stab wounds to the head and face before attempts were made to set her on fire in a Blackpool alleyway. | A 16-year-old girl suffered fatal stab wounds to the head and face before attempts were made to set her on fire in a Blackpool alleyway. |
| A postmortem examination showed that college student Sasha Marsden died as a result of "significant stab wounds", police said on Saturday. | A postmortem examination showed that college student Sasha Marsden died as a result of "significant stab wounds", police said on Saturday. |
| The teenager was found in the South Shore area of the resort at around 9pm on Thursday. | The teenager was found in the South Shore area of the resort at around 9pm on Thursday. |
| Lancashire police said they had been given more time to question a 22-year-old man held on suspicion of her murder. | Lancashire police said they had been given more time to question a 22-year-old man held on suspicion of her murder. |
| A 20-year-old woman who was arrested at the same time on Thursday night has been released without charge. | A 20-year-old woman who was arrested at the same time on Thursday night has been released without charge. |
| A police spokesman said: "Following the death of Sasha Marsden, a Home Office postmortem examination has been carried out and has found that Sasha died as a result of receiving significant stab wounds to the head and face. | A police spokesman said: "Following the death of Sasha Marsden, a Home Office postmortem examination has been carried out and has found that Sasha died as a result of receiving significant stab wounds to the head and face. |
| "It also showed that attempts were made to set the body on fire and this was after Sasha had died. | "It also showed that attempts were made to set the body on fire and this was after Sasha had died. |
| "The results have been shared with the family, and specially trained officers are continuing to support them." | "The results have been shared with the family, and specially trained officers are continuing to support them." |
| Sasha was in the first year of a childcare course at Blackpool and The Fylde College, and lived with her parents in Staining, near Blackpool. | Sasha was in the first year of a childcare course at Blackpool and The Fylde College, and lived with her parents in Staining, near Blackpool. |
| In a tribute to her, Mandy Pritchard, the head of the college's school for society, health and childhood, said she was "a friendly, considerate individual who cared about her fellow students". | In a tribute to her, Mandy Pritchard, the head of the college's school for society, health and childhood, said she was "a friendly, considerate individual who cared about her fellow students". |
| Numerous tributes were paid to the youngster on a Facebook page set up in her memory. | Numerous tributes were paid to the youngster on a Facebook page set up in her memory. |
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