Tia Sharp
Britiish murder victim
Died when: 12 years 34 days (145 months)Star Sign: Cancer
The murder of Tia Sharp (30 June 2000 – 2 or 3 August 2012) was a high-profile case of child murder in the United Kingdom.The victim was a 12-year-old girl, Tia Sharp, who was reported missing from and later found dead in the home of her grandmother in New Addington, London, in August 2012.
After her body was discovered, police arrested her grandmother, Christine Bicknell, and Bicknell's then-boyfriend, Stuart Hazell, on suspicion of murder.
Hazell was charged with Tia Sharp's murder on 12 August.Five days into his trial at the Old Bailey in May 2013, Hazell changed his plea from not guilty to guilty.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment with the judge setting a minimum term of 38 years.In October 2022 Hazell was stabbed 10 times by a fellow inmate and was left critically injured.