Tragedy as 13-year-old Brighton girl dies at home
Emergency services were called to Islingword Street, in Hanover, at 5.45pm on Monday, July 8.
The girl, who has been named as Minnie Rose Eastman and was a pupil at Varndean School in Brighton, was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
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Hide AdThere are no suspicious circumstances and the matter has been passed to the coroner for enquiries. A multi-agency group has been established, including representatives from children's social care, education and health authorities, to consider the incident.
Fellow students have today been told of her death by the school and offered specialist support following the tragic news.
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