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Family describe Lilly Jones, 14, as ‘beautiful, kind and caring’ after fatal stabbing
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder as Lilly’s family remembers her kindness and says the community has been left heartbroken.
A 14-year-old boy appeared at Cardiff Crown Court charged with the murder of Lilly Jones, who was discovered in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina on June 22.
Reported missing on June 20, Lilly was found two days later in a woodland location with multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck.
At an inquest opening at Gwent Coroner's Court on Monday, senior coroner for Gwent Caroline Saunders confirmed the provisional cause of death as "multiple stab wounds to the neck and trunk."
In a heartfelt tribute issued Thursday, Lilly's family described her as "the most beautiful, kind and caring little girl" and said their "loss has left an unimaginable hole" in the community.
Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, the Recorder of Cardiff, fixed the murder trial for November 23, while the inquest hearing has been adjourned until April 6, 2027, pending criminal proceedings.