Overview
- The 15-year-old, who cannot be named, appeared via video link from youth detention at Bristol Crown Court and was remanded.
- Judge Peter Blair KC set a provisional trial date for 15 June 2026, with the trial expected to last about two weeks.
- The teenager is due back in court on 16 March 2026, with Charley Pattison representing the defence and Ray Tully KC for the prosecution.
- Police say Aria was found at a Lime Close address with a single stab wound, and the suspect was arrested shortly after in nearby Worle.
- Aria’s family released tributes and requested privacy, as a community fundraiser passed £27,000 and forensic work continues at the cordoned home.