Overview

• Bradford Coroner's Court opened the inquest then paused proceedings until February 24, 2026 at the request of West Yorkshire Police.
• Emergency services found the teenager unresponsive at a Huddersfield flat late on August 11; she died at 2:18am on August 12 after four cardiac arrests at Calderdale Royal Hospital.
• A post-mortem examination was inconclusive and detectives say further forensic, medical and witness enquiries are ongoing.
• A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of her rape and murder, and over a separate alleged rape in Kirklees, before being released on conditional bail.
• Casey-Louise was in local authority care and living in Liverpool, and Tameside Council has launched an urgent multi-agency safeguarding review.