Coroner to open Mylee Billingham inquest

The eight-year-old was found with stab wounds at her family home on Saturday.

Published Jan 31, 2018

Last updated Jan 31, 2018

Floral tributes in remembrance of Mylee Billingham outside the property in Brownhills, near Walsall, where the eight-year-old was found with fatal knife wounds (Phil Barnett/PA)

A coroner is expected to open the inquest into the death of an eight-year-old schoolgirl who was found with stab wounds at a bungalow at the weekend.

Mylee Billingham, described as a 'fun-loving' pupil by St James Primary School head teacher Andy Nicholls, died in hospital on Saturday after she was found with stab wounds at a bungalow in Valley View, Brownhills.

Her father Bill Billingham, 54, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Saturday.

He remains in a critical condition in hospital and is due to be questioned by police.

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Walsall child stabbing death — Floral tributes in remembrance of Mylee Billingham outside the property in Brownhills, near Walsall (Phil Barnett/PA)