Croydon 12-Year-Old Tia Sharp 'Smothered', Body Found in 'Bin Bag: Murder Rocks Britain After Glorious Olympic Games

They threw her in the trash. She was murdered and thrown in a "bin bag," a trashcan liner.

A bit story, at The Sun UK, "Tia 'smothered' and body found in binbag in loft" (via Twitter)":

TRAGIC Tia Sharp was "smothered" and her body was found wrapped in a black sheet and bin liner in the loft of her step-grandfather's home.

The details emerged as Stuart Hazell appeared in court via video - charged with the schoolgirl's murder.

Police feared taking Stuart Hazell to Camberwell Green Magistrates Court in person could spark violence - with baying mobs trying to attack him.

More at Telegraph UK, "Tia Sharp: step-grandfather in court charged with murder amid attack fears."

And at London's Daily Mail, "Box-ticking coppers with no common sense, and why I despair that my old force took eight days to find Tia":

The Police have won praise for their smooth organisation and good humoured efficiency at the London Olympics.

But away from the razzmatazz of the Games, they have come in for severe criticism for their handling of the case of Tia Sharp, the 12-year-old schoolgirl whose body was found in the loft of her grandmother’s home in Croydon.

The subsequent murder charge brought against Stuart Hazell, the partner of Tia’s grandmother, has thrown into question the catalogue of errors the police seem to have made in this grim saga.

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Plus, a video from Telegraph UK, "Tributes laid at makeshift shrine for Tia Sharp."