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Murder Investigation Launched After 17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead - Police at Scene
An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a 17-year-old girl was fatally stabbed and her mother seriously injured at their home.
- On Thursday , Gwent Police attended a Wheatley Place address after reports of two serious injuries; a 17-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene, and her mother, 38, was taken to hospital, while an 18-year-old man from Newbridge was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
- Gwent Police launched a murder investigation after reports of two assaults at a Wheatley Place home in Cefn Fforest, calling officers shortly after 7am on Thursday morning.
- Paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service and Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service arrived by two Wales Air Ambulance charity helicopters as crime-scene officers, firearms teams, and a police dog worked within a cordon.
- The victim's family have been informed and specially trained officers will support them, while Detective Superintendent Philip O'Connell said police are not seeking others and urged contact via 101 or log reference 2500361653.
- Residents have been told to expect a visible police presence in coming days while Blackwood town's mayor, councillor George Etheridge, offered condolences and neighbours described the scene as chaotic.
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