Boy sentenced to 13 years for murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross
Teen detained for 13 years after stabbing boy to death as he walked home from school
- A 15-year-old boy has been detained for a minimum of 13 years for the murder of 12-year-old Leo Ross in Birmingham.
- Leo Ross died after being stabbed in the stomach in Shire Country Park, Hall Green, on January 21 last year, while walking home from school.
- The defendant, who was 14 at the time of the killing, admitted murder and two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, plus assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
- Days before the fatal stabbing, the teenager attacked three elderly women, including pushing an 82-year-old into a river and hitting her with a walking pole, and causing a 72-year-old to bleed profusely from a head wound.
- A judge ruled that the killer can be named in reporting from 1pm on February 11, citing public interest in the case.
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