Birmingham stabbing: Police issue update as teen remains in custody over death of Leo Ross, 12

West Midlands Police confirmed investigators were allocated much clip to question a 14-year-old who is being held successful custody pursuing the execution of Leo Ross successful Birmingham

Police person issued a cardinal update pursuing the apprehension of a teen successful transportation with the decease of Leo Ross.

Leo, 12, was stabbed to decease successful Birmingham connected Tuesday this week, with officers uncovering the critically injured kid adjacent Scribers Lane successful the Hall Green country of the metropolis astatine astir 3.40pm. He had been stabbed successful the tummy and was rushed to hospital, but medics were incapable to prevention the "kind" schoolboy contempt their champion efforts.

Investigators person since arrested a 14-year-old lad and person held him for questioning connected suspicion of Leo's murder, and revealed connected Thursday helium is besides being quizzed astir abstracted assaults connected January 20 and 21. Police expanded connected the teen's detainment successful an update contiguous portion issuing an entreaty for information.

West Midlands Police revealed successful a station connected their website contiguous that the teen remains successful custody connected suspicion of murder, and revealed the suspected abstracted assaults were of 3 women. The work said successful a statement: "He remains successful custody connected suspicion of murder, and 3 assaults of women successful the country which happened connected Sunday and Monday, earlier the execution of Leo."

Police confirmed the cardinal details aft they were granted much clip to interrogation the teen, who has not been named, connected Thursday. In a erstwhile update, investigators lone confirmed determination were 2 further suspected assaults, and identified the alleged victims arsenic 2 radical aged successful their 80s and 90s.

Few different details person been revealed astir the alleged perpetrator, but Leo's school, the Christ Church C of E Secondary Academy, confirmed successful a connection that the lad was not a chap pupil.

Police person continued to entreaty for accusation from the wide nationalist from anyone who believes they saw what happened erstwhile the 12-year-old was stabbed.

West Midlands Police is particularly funny successful radical who whitethorn person photos, CCTV oregon dashcam footage from the country astatine astir the clip Leo was stabbed.

Those who judge they person applicable images oregon videos person been asked to taxable them via the service's Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP).

People tin besides study accusation to america via 101 oregon Live Chat, oregon anonymously to Crimestoppers connected 0800 555 111.