Police have backed a judge's decision to identify a 15-year-old murderer and have warned teenagers that they could face a similar punishment if they carry a knife.
Leighton Amies has been jailed after stabbing Tomasz Oleszak, 14, to death with a kitchen knife. The attack occurred while in a park near Tomasz's home on the Springwell Estate in Gateshead.
The teenager was treated by medical staff following the incident on October 3 last year but sadly passed away in hospital the following morning.
