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| Sasha Marsden killing in Blackpool: Man on murder charge | Sasha Marsden killing in Blackpool: Man on murder charge |
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| A man has been charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl who was found stabbed in a Blackpool alleyway. | A man has been charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl who was found stabbed in a Blackpool alleyway. |
| Sasha Marsden was discovered behind a bed-and-breakfast hotel on Kirby Road, South Shore, on Thursday night. | Sasha Marsden was discovered behind a bed-and-breakfast hotel on Kirby Road, South Shore, on Thursday night. |
| She had been repeatedly stabbed in the head and face before attempts were made to set her body on fire. | She had been repeatedly stabbed in the head and face before attempts were made to set her body on fire. |
| David Minto, 22, of Kirby Road in Blackpool, will appear before magistrates in the town on Monday accused of the teenager's murder. | David Minto, 22, of Kirby Road in Blackpool, will appear before magistrates in the town on Monday accused of the teenager's murder. |
| Paying tribute to Sasha earlier on Sunday, her family said her death had left a gap in their lives. | Paying tribute to Sasha earlier on Sunday, her family said her death had left a gap in their lives. |
| 'Precious daughter' | 'Precious daughter' |
| In a statement issued through Lancashire Police, Sasha's parents Gary and Jayne Marsden, aged 40 and 45 from Staining, Blackpool, said: "No words can express how we feel. Our beautiful daughter has been taken from us. | |
| "She was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, great granddaughter, auntie, niece, cousin and girlfriend. | "She was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, great granddaughter, auntie, niece, cousin and girlfriend. |
| "She was very much loved and her loss has left a huge gap in all our lives, a gap that can never be filled. | "She was very much loved and her loss has left a huge gap in all our lives, a gap that can never be filled. |
| "Sasha was your typical teenager, a fun-loving girl who enjoyed spending time with her friends and boyfriend, with her parents being last on the list unless she wanted something or needed a lift somewhere. | "Sasha was your typical teenager, a fun-loving girl who enjoyed spending time with her friends and boyfriend, with her parents being last on the list unless she wanted something or needed a lift somewhere. |
| "We would ask that we be left alone in private to allow us to come to terms with losing our beautiful precious daughter." | "We would ask that we be left alone in private to allow us to come to terms with losing our beautiful precious daughter." |
| 'Amazing cuddles' | 'Amazing cuddles' |
| Tributes to the Blackpool and The Fylde College childcare student have also been paid by her siblings. | Tributes to the Blackpool and The Fylde College childcare student have also been paid by her siblings. |
| Her sister Katie Brett, 21, said: "She was an expert wind-up merchant and although you might be annoyed with her, you couldn't stay mad with her for long." | Her sister Katie Brett, 21, said: "She was an expert wind-up merchant and although you might be annoyed with her, you couldn't stay mad with her for long." |
| Her brother Mark Brett, 24, said he was proud of her and she would be missed. | Her brother Mark Brett, 24, said he was proud of her and she would be missed. |
| Gemma Aitchison, 26, said she was a "beautiful sister" and brother Thomas Nicholl, 21, added: "She always knew how to make us smile, especially after winding us up. | Gemma Aitchison, 26, said she was a "beautiful sister" and brother Thomas Nicholl, 21, added: "She always knew how to make us smile, especially after winding us up. |
| "She gave the most amazing cuddles and we will miss her so much." | "She gave the most amazing cuddles and we will miss her so much." |