Youth accused of Leo Ross murder appears before crown court judge ahead of trial

Belfast Telegraph - 13:40
A teenage boy charged with murdering 12-year-old Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross has been further remanded in custody at a brief court appearance.

The 15-year-old youth, who cannot be named because of his age, spoke only to confirm his name and was not asked to enter any pleas at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday.

The boy is accused of murdering Leo, whom police said was stabbed in the stomach, on a riverside path in the Hall Green area on January 21.

Flowers left near the scene of Leo Ross’s death in Scribers Lane in the Hall Green area of Birmingham in January (Matthew Cooper/PA)

Appearing in person after being taken to court from youth detention accommodation, the teenager, wearing a grey tracksuit and a white T-shirt, was told his five-week trial is still expected to start on June 23.

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