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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matthew Cooper

Youth charged with murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross and six assaults

Leo Ross, 12, died in hospital hours after he was found with a stab wound to the stomach (West Midlands Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A 14-year-old has been charged with the murder of Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross, who was stabbed in the stomach in a country park.

West Midlands Police arrested the youth, who cannot be named because of his age, on Tuesday, about four hours after Leo, 12, suffered fatal injuries on a riverside path in the Hall Green area.

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