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West Midlands Police
Leo Ross died after being stabbed on 21 January
A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to murdering 12-year-old Leo Ross as he walked home from school in Birmingham last year.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, entered his plea on Thursday at Birmingham Crown Court.
Leo was thought to have been making his way home from his school in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, when he was stabbed on 21 January 2025.
At 12 years old, he is believed to be the youngest victim of knife crime in the West Midlands.
Members of the public came to help him and called the emergency services but Leo died in hospital.
His family said he had been walking a 10-minute route home when he was attacked and described him in a tribute as "funny, sweet and had not one aggressive bone in his body".
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