Murder of Sasha Marsden
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7 May 1996
Sasha Marsden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sasha Ellesse Marsden 7 May 1996 |
| Died | 31 January 2013 (aged 16) Blackpool, England |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Occupation | Student |
Sasha Marsden was a 16-year-old student studying childcare from Blackpool, England, who was stabbed to death on 31 January 2013.[1] Her body was then set on fire. It was alleged by the media that she had received threatening emails prior to the murder.[2] The murder received international coverage.[3]
Marsden was studying childcare at a local college. She lived with her parents in Staining near Blackpool. Six months earlier, she had been missing for six days before being found in Lowestoft, Suffolk.[4]
On the day of her murder, Marsden had been dropped off at the Grafton House Hotel, believing she was there for a job interview. Her body was found in an alleyway in Blackpool's South Shore district, and a post-mortem examination revealed attempts to set fire to it. She had been sexually assaulted, stabbed 58 times and her body wrapped in carpet underlay and bin liners.[5]
