A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murder over the stabbing of a 12-year-old in Birmingham, with a plea hearing set for spring. Leo Ross died in hospital after he was found with stab wounds to the stomach near Scribers Lane in Hall Green on Tuesday last week.

A boy aged 14 has been charged with the murder of “amazing” 12-year-old Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross, police have said. Leo was stabbed on Tuesday 21 January before he was found injured near Scribers Lane in Hall Green,

Leo Ross was found injured near Scribers Lane in Hall Green on January 21. He died later in hospital having suffered a stab wound

Leo Ross died last week after being stabbed in the stomach, with a 14-year-old subsequently arrested and charged with his murder.

A teenager is due to appear in court today (Monday, January 27) after being charged charged with a string of offences including the murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after Leo Ross, 12, was stabbed in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said Leo suffered fatal knife wounds to the stomach on Tuesday afternoon and was found close to Scribers Lane, Hall Green. He died in hospital at 19:30 GMT that evening.

A 14-year-old boy will appear in court charged with the murder of Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross, who was stabbed in the stomach in a country park. West Midlands Police arrested the boy, 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.