District Judge David Wain remanded the accused boy in custody to appear before a Crown Court judge on Tuesday.

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 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,

Two prayer vigils for 12-year-old Leo Ross have taken place at churches in Birmingham. Hundreds attended the services at Christ Church in Yardley Wood and St Peter's Church in nearby Hall Green. The vigils come a day after a 14-year-old was charged with Leo's murder as well as six unconnected assaults and possession of a bladed article West Midlands Police confirmed on Saturday that Leo's alleged killer,

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