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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Neha Gohil Midlands Correspondent

Teenager who killed Leo Ross, 12, to serve minimum of 13 years in custody

Leo Ross,12, standing in a bowling alley
Leo Ross, 12, was stabbed in the stomach in a random attack in Shire country park in Birmingham in January 2025, and died after being taken to hospital. Photograph: West Midlands Police/PA

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to at least 13 years in custody for the murder of Leo Ross, 12, in Birmingham last year.

Leo was stabbed in the stomach as he made his way home from his school in Yardley Wood on 21 January 2025 and later died in hospital.

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