Man is held after girl (11) stabbed to death

AN 11-year-old girl has died in hospital after being stabbed.

Jasmine Forrester “lost her fight for life” yesterday afternoon after being discovered at a home in Wolverhampton shortly after 1am the same day, West Midlands Police said.

A 51-year-old man, who is related to the dead schoolgirl, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to detectives.

He is also being treated in hospital for a minor hand injury after being detained at the scene.

A woman in her 80s also suffered a dislocated shoulder during the incident in Kent Road and was being treated in hospital.

The house remains cordoned off to allow forensic experts to conduct an examination, police said.

A post mortem is due to take place.

The girl was found at the ad- dress with multiple injuries, including one injury to the head.

Superintendent Harvi Khatkar said it was an “extremely distressing incident”.

“We are working to establish exactly what has happened, and fully understand the impact that this will have on the community. But we do believe this is an isolated incident, and we are not looking for anyone else.”

A neighbour said an elderly woman banged on her front door at about 1am seeking help.