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A 16-year-old girl has died and two men have been arrested after a 'major incident' in a Welsh village. South Wales Police have confirmed the 'sudden and unexplained' death of the teen in Ynyswen, in Rhondda, South Wales. It comes after officers rushed to the village after neighbours heard screams near the Blue Sky Chinese takeaway earlier today. Two men who have been arrested over the incident are currently in hospital receiving treatment for serious injuries. Police believe the three people involved knew each other and they are not looking for any other suspects. Residents described the scene as a 'bloodbath', with one neighbour describing how he saw a distraught girl sitting on the pavement 'covered in blood'. Superintendent Rich Jones, from South Wales Police, said: "This is clearly a very serious incident which has caused significant shock and concern for both the local and wider community. "We have a dedicated team of detectives working hard to establish the exact … [Read more...] about Treorchy attack: Girl, 16, dead and two men arrested after ‘takeaway bloodbath’

THE family of a grade-A student who was killed in a Chinese takeaway have paid tribute to their teenage daughter, while two men are held in custody. Wenjing Xu, also known as Wenjing Lin, 16, had been chatting to friends about a pal's 16th birthday party just before she died yesterday, a schoolmate said. The teen girl died while two injured men, aged 31 and 38, were arrested following the Friday bloodbath in the small town of Ynyswen, near Treorchy, South Wales. Police confirmed Wenjing and the men, both believed to be Chinese, were known to each other. Police initially said Wenjing’s death was “sudden and unexplained” but after a post mortem examination they confirmed she was murdered. South Wales Police said they were treating her death as murder and had launched an investigation with two men currently in custody. Eyewitnesses said the village restaurant was "covered in blood" in the horror. The teenager's family paid a touching tribute to their daughter, … [Read more...] about Family tribute to grade-A student, 16, killed in Chinese takeaway bloodbath as men, 31 & 38, quizzed for murder

RACHEL Nickell was brutally murdered in front of her young son by the calculated killer Robert Napper almost 25 years ago. Little Alex Hanscombe was found by a passerby clinging to his mother's blood-soaked body repeating the words "wake up mummy". Who is Alex Hanscombe? Alex Hanscombe was just two when he witnessed his 23-year-old model mum Rachel Nickell being knifed to death on July 15, 1992. They had been walking their family dog Molly on Wimbledon Common, south west London, when evil Robert Napper lurched from the bushes and attacked her. Rachel had her throat cut before being stabbed 49 times and sexually assaulted in front of her little boy, who was just a month short of his third birthday. Alex has since told how detectives did not question him about his mum’s attacker for three weeks. After her death, Alex and his father Andre, 54, moved to Barcelona where he now works as a yoga teacher. Single Alex, who is looking at writing a self-help book, has … [Read more...] about Who is Alex Hanscombe? Rachel Nickell’s son who was a toddler when Robert Napper killed his mother

A 16-year-old girl killed in an incident at a takeaway has been named and pictured as police confirm they are treating the incident as a murder investigation. South Wales Police have named the victim as Wenjing Xu and confirmed her family are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers. The schoolgirl died following a "serious incident" on Friday around midday in Ynyswen, Rhondda Cynon Taf near Treorchy. A huge number of emergency teams worked through the afternoon following initial reports, with a forensics tent erected outside the Blue Sky Chinese takeaway and the road shut off. Her family said in a statement released tonight: "Wenjing had a very gentle soul, she was a very quiet person. "Wenjing helped the whole family, working in the family takeaway. "She enjoyed school and worked very hard. She was loved by her family." The Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Lewis, said: “Following completion of the post mortem examination … [Read more...] about ‘Very gentle soul’, 16, killed in takeaway attack named as murder probe launched