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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Boy, 14, charged with murder of Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross

Leo Ross
Leo Ross, 12, who died in hospital hours after he was found with a stab wound to the stomach on Tuesday. Photograph: West Midlands police/PA

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Leo Ross, 12, who was stabbed in the stomach while walking home from school in Birmingham.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been remanded into custody to appear at Birmingham magistrates court on Monday having been charged on Saturday, West Midlands police said.

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