Delastated Family Pay tribute to ‘Kind’ 12-year-old stabbed to death on ‘Walk Home From School’

The family of a 12-year-old schoolboy killed on his walk home from school has hailed the “funny, sweet” boy who had “not an aggressive bone in his body”.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the school boy was stabbed to death in front of traumatized classmates in a suburb of Birmingham.

The boy suffered a deadly knife wound on his stomach near Scrulrulers Lane, Hall Green, shortly after. 15 Tuesday, West Midlands said.

He was taken to the hospital, but died of his injuries, according to the force, which described it as a “chaotic and traumatic” scene.

The 14-year-old suspect is also accused of an attack on an 80-year-old woman in the same area on Sunday, Chief Superintendent Richard North said.

In a speech with journalists on stage, he said: “Around 2 p.m.

“As a result of urgent studies, a 14-year-old was at. 19 yesterday arrested. The same 14-year-old has also been arrested for another, separate incident. I will pray the public not to speculate. “

He added that there will be a review of the suspected residence and contact with the police in recent weeks.

In a written statement sent to BBC News, a member of the victim’s family described him as “the most beautiful, friendly child” and “the best child you would meet”.

The family member added that the boy was “funny, sweet and did not have an aggressive bone in his body” and had gone a ten-minute route home.

Some areas of the park where the attack happened close to Trittiford Mill Pool had been previously plagued by antisocial behavior involving local youth, claiming some riding bikes, a resident claimed.

“It’s been a weekly event,” the woman said. “It’s a shortcut for school children before and after school, but sometimes there are people who just hang around near a car.”

The victim’s school Christ Church C from E Secondary Academy said in a statement: “Our condolance and deepest sympathy goes out to one of our students family and friends.

“This is a very sad time for our school community, and we focus on supporting our students, staff and families with professional support.

“Since this is a live police survey, we are unable to share further details with you.”

Police said the boy’s family has been informed and supported by specially trained officers.

The mother of a boy in the same form group as the 12-year-old visited a gate to Landparken, near the river Cole, to place flowers in the police cordon.

She said, “He was a gentle, really kind -hearted boy who was never terrible to anyone. It was my son’s words.

“He said he didn’t have a bad bone in the body.”

She said of the stabbing and the victim’s age: “It’s shocking – it’s a terrible world. I worry about my son.

“He’s really upset and unhappy, and he’s scared. Him and his friends used to hang around here. “

“It has affected them all,” she added. “It’s just terrible and it’s hard to believe. My son said the boy was properly gentle, just going home. “

Detectives said the urgently underwent CCTV and talked to witnesses as they encouraged someone in the area at the time to contact them with information or recordings.

The deadly stabbing happened on the day that MPs were told that a ban on knife sales until the 18 years have not proved to be effective after teenager Axel Rudakabana invoked in Southport last July.

Sales of knives with a fixed leaf of more than three centimeters long to under the 18s are illegal in England and Wales, with retailers facing fines or prosecution if they violate the law.

But home secretary Yvette Cooper on Wednesday revealed that Southport Killer was “easily able to order a knife on Amazon” when he was still 17 years old and had been convicted of violence.

She said to MPs: “It’s a total shame and that needs to change. So we will bring stronger measures to tackle knife sales online in the crime and the police’s bill this spring. “

Tall, published in April last year, suggested that West Midlands had the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales in 2023.

There were 180 offenses involving a magazine per day. 100,000 people living in West Midlands in 2023, compared to 165 in the Metropolitan Police Area, according to Office for National Statistics.

It amounted to approx. 5,324 knife crime violations treated by the West Midland police in 2023 – with newer figures published in October, suggesting that the rate had remained largely unchanged.

Police ask anyone with information about the fatal stabbing Tuesday to use Mipp or call 101 quotes log 3324 on January 21