A West Yorkshire headteacher says her primary school is “heartbroken” following the alleged murder of a “caring” girl in Arbroath. Minnie Merriman was found injured at Elliot Industrial Estate in Arbroath shortly before midnight on Sunday. Facebook Tributes have been paid to West Yorkshire schoolgirl Minnie Merriman FacebookChristopher Rice, Minnie’s father, appeared at Forfar Sheriff Court on Wednesday, where he faced a single charge of murder. The schoolgirl had attended Hendal Primary School in Wakefield since 2022. The 35-year-old, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was remanded in custody and is due to appear before the court again within eight days.