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First picture of tragic teen who died after being found in flat as boy arrested
West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and rape in relation to Casey's death.
A tragic girl who died after being found unresponsive in a property aged 13 has been named and pictured for the first time.
The teen has been named locally by a devastated family member as Casey Louise.
The 13-year-old Mossley Hollins High School student is understood to have been living in Liverpool under the care system when she travelled to Huddersfield on Monday, August 11.
Casey was found unresponsive later that day, when emergency services were called to the flat on Sheepridge Road in Huddersfield.
She was taken to hospital, where she sadly died in the early hours of Tuesday, August 12. The cause of her death remains undetermined, with a post mortem examination calling it "unexplained pending further investigation".
West Yorkshire Police arrested a 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder and rape in relation to Casey's death. He has since been released on bail, Yorkshire Live reports.
Casey-Louise was named in a tribute from a family member on Friday, who wrote: "Suddenly and totally unexpected, on Tuesday 12th August our beautiful Casey-Louise gained her angel wings.
"Our family is absolutely devastated by this news. Can you please respect our privacy and give us time to grieve as a family."
The boy arrested in connection with her death was also arrested on suspicion of raping of a 16-year-old girl, in what police have referred to as a "separate incident" in Kirklees.
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A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said at the time: "Detectives are working to fully understand the circumstances of the girl's death which is being treated as unexplained after a post mortem could not establish how she died."
The Force's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is spearheading the investigation, which police have described as being "complex" and "likely to be lengthy".
