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Girl, 16, dies days after being found injured on Wakefield road; man, 25, bailed

Nadia Mucha, 16, died in hospital four days after being found injured on Rooks Nest Road, Wakefield. A 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been bailed.

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Image: Daily Mirror
Image: Metro

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Left · 2Nadia Mucha, 16, was found lying on Rooks Nest Road, Wakefield, at around 8.33pm on 29 September. Left · 2She was taken to hospital, where she died four days later, West Yorkshire Police confirmed. Left · 1Police previously said she was found close to a bus stop and had serious head and chest injuries, and that detectives believed she was the victim of a fail-to-stop road traffic collision.

Left · 2Following enquiries by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, a 25-year-old man was arrested on Monday 5 October on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and has since been bailed pending further enquiries. Left · 2Temporary Detective Chief Inspector Elly Buchanan said police were supporting Nadia's family and "working at pace to find them the answers they deserve", and urged anyone with information to come forward. Left · 1Tributes were posted on social media, where family and friends called her 'Nadia Victoria'; her cousin, Courtney Jade Biggs, described her as selfless, caring and gentle and said she "didn't deserve any of this".

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Framing
Both outlets lead with the first published picture of Nadia and the police appeal; the Mirror adds family tributes, while Metro stresses she was 'left to die' in a 'hit-and-run'.
Emphasis
Human interest and the police appeal; the Mirror gives social media tributes.
Leaves out or plays down
Metro omits the injuries, the bus stop location and the tributes; neither says the driver has been identified or charged.
Charged language
“left to die in the road”“hit-and-run”“'Beautiful'”
For example
“Tributes have been posted on social media, with family and friends describing her as 'Nadia Victoria'.” — Daily Mirror
“A teenage girl left to die in the road after being struck by a car has been pictured for the first time.” — Metro

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