The family of Hannah Pearson have paid tribute to the ‘bright and bubbly’ teenager after she was found dead in a suspected murder.
Hannah, 16, was found unconscious at a house on Pierson Street in Newark in the early hours of Sunday.
She was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.
Her family have now released a photo of her and in a statement said: “Hannah was a beautiful daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunty, niece and friend.
“She was a bright and bubbly girl with a lively spirit who embraced life. She will be missed by everyone whose life she touched.”
Hannah was from Marston in Lincolnshire, a small village between Newark and Grantham.
James Morton, 23, of Pierson Street in Newark, has been arrested and charged with Hannah’s murder.
He appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday and has been remanded in custody. Although no plea has been officially taken, a trial has been provisionally scheduled for January 2017.
