Leo Ross died last week (Image: PA)
A 14-year-old boy has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross, who was stabbed in a country park in the city last week.
The defendant, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court, sitting as a youth court with a closed public gallery.
He was remanded into youth detention accommodation.
The youth is accused of murdering 12-year-old Leo on January 21 and three unconnected counts of assault alleged to have been committed on January 19, 20 and 21.
He also faces a further three counts of assault relating to alleged attacks on police officers on November 26 last year and on a woman on October 22, 2024.
Adjourning the case until a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, District Judge David Wain told the youth a mention hearing for two of the assault charges would be held at Birmingham Youth Court on Thursday.
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Flowers and tributes are left at Scribers Lane, Birmingham near to where Leo Ross was stabbed (Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)