Police probe death of 15-year-old pupil at £13,000-a-year private Edinburgh school whose body was found in a park
- Sephora Laforge of George Watson private school was found Tuesday morning
- Emergency services were scrambled but paramedics could not save the girl
- Sephora had reportedly been seen in a troubled state on Monday night
A 15-year-old aspiring actress has been found dead in an Edinburgh park, prompting a flood of tributes from her online followers.
Sephora Laforge, who is believed to be a pupil at George Watson private school in the Scottish capital, was found by a member of the public on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were scrambled to King George V Park but, despite the best efforts of paramedics, the teenager could not be saved.
The heartbreaking news of Sephora’s death sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, where the budding model boasted a near 3,000-strong Instagram following.
Sephora Laforge, who is believed to be a pupil at George Watson private school in the Scottish capital, was found by a member of the public on Tuesday morning
The heartbreaking news of the Sephora’s death sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, where the budding model boasted a near 3,000-strong Instagram following
Emergency services were scrambled to King George V Park (file photo) on Tuesday morning where Sephora’s body was discovered
Sephora, whose family originally hailed from France, had been seen in a troubled state on Monday night, according to Daily Record police sources.
But an official spokesperson said her death is still unexplained and detectives are not treating it as suspicious.
One heartbroken friend described Sephora as an ‘angel’ and said: ‘I wish I could tell her everything is going to be OK. We are all devastated.
‘This is the worst news ever. She told people she was feeling depressed and down but nobody thought this would happen.’
Sephora, whose family originally hailed from France, was a budding actress and model
Under her most recent Instagram photo, a stream of tributes were posted including: ‘Rest easy gorgeous gonna miss your smile and laugh gone far to soon.’
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: ‘At about 7.40am on Tuesday, October 22, the body of a female was found in the King George V Park, Eyre Place, Edinburgh.
‘Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing and the death is being treated as unexplained at this stage.’
A vigil has been organised for the tragic teenager for Friday evening near the park, where her distraught friends will light lanterns in her memory.
George Watson’s College charges annual fees of £13,170 and counts cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind among its alumni.
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