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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Teenage boy who stabbed 12-year-old Leo Ross to death is named for first time

A teenage boy who fatally stabbed 12-year-old Leo Ross in an unprovoked attack has been named for the first time as Kian Moulton.

Leo was knifed in the stomach as he walked home from school in Yardley Wood on 21 January 2025. The 15-year-old was detained for a minimum of 13 years on Tuesday after he admitted to murder during a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court in January.

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