A teenage boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Liverpool City Centre. Ava White was in the city centre with her friends when she was attacked and killed last Thursday.
She was stabbed shortly before the city's Christmas lights were switched on. Read more: Teenager charged with murder of 12-year-old Ava White According to Merseyside Police, she suffered 'catastrophic injuries' in an assault at 8.39pm.
The 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court, which sits as a youth court on Monday.
He was charged with murder and possession of a bladed article. The boy wore a grey tracksuit and sat in the dock with two security officers for the five-minute
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