A 10-year-old girl who died at a house in the West Midlands has been named as Shay Kang. Her primary school described her as a “bright and fun-loving girl”.
Shay was found at a property in Rowley Regis at about 12.10pm on Monday and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 33-year-old woman, who West Midlands police said was understood to be known to the girl, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
Shay was a pupil at Brickhouse primary school in the town, which said in a statement: “Our school is deeply saddened by the tragic death of one of our children.
“Shay was a bright, happy, fun-loving child who was well liked by all, and she will be very sadly missed by everyone. School is the heart of the community and we have already begun working with our children and staff to support them following this devastating news.”
Police said they were not looking for anyone else as part of the investigation, and that a cordon remained in place around the house while inquires continued. A postmortem would be held in due course to establish the cause of death, the force added.
“A young girl has tragically lost her life and our thoughts are with her loved ones and all those impacted by this terrible passing,” said DI Dan Jarratt, who is leading the investigation.
“We are working hard to establish what happened and our investigation has made good progress. The community has understandably been left shocked by what’s happened, and we’ll continue to have a police presence and offer our support in the area over the coming days.”
