Overview
- Gwent Police named the victim as 17-year-old Lainie Williams, who was found dead on Thursday at a home on Wheatley Place in Cefn Fforest.
- An 18-year-old, Cameron Cheng from Newbridge, has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a bladed article.
- Cheng has been remanded to appear at Newport Magistrates' Court on Monday, November 17.
- A 38-year-old woman, identified in reports as Williams' mother Rhian Stephens, sustained serious injuries and has been discharged from hospital.
- Officers say enquiries continue, with a visible police presence in the area, and they ask anyone with information to contact 101, use Gwent Police online channels quoting log 2500361653, or reach Crimestoppers anonymously.