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Pupil dies as police called to school
Western Mail
|October 10, 2025
A PRIMARY school was closed yesterday after the tragic death of an eight-year-old girl.
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South Wales Police was called to Penrhys Primary School primary school in the Rhondda on Wednesday to reports of a pupil suffering a medical episode. The girl was taken to hospital where she later died.
A spokesman for the force said there were no suspicious circumstances and an investigation on behalf of the coroner is now under way.
In a statement on the school’s Facebook page on Wednesday afternoon the head teacher thanked parents for their messages of support and confirmed the school would be closed after the tragedy.
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