Teenager arrested after 12-year-old stabbed to death

Teenager arrested after  12-year-old stabbed to death.
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 Bosman A blue and white police cordon  stretches along a path.  A white, blue and yellow police van  is parked in front of it. Two police officers  stand next to the van  wearing yellow police jackets and black police  hats. BBC
West Midlands Police has appealed for information, including  photographic and video  evidence.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of  murder after a 12-year-old boy was stabbed  to death in Birmingham on  Tuesday.
A family member of the  victim described him as "the  nicest, kindest boy" and "the  sweetest boy you  could ever meet". The boy was found  seriously injured near Scribers Lane in Hall Green shortly after  3pm GMT.
He was taken to hospital but died  from his  injuries.
The family member added that the boy was "funny,  kind and  didn't have a grain of aggression in his  body" and  that he was walking  10 minutes home when  the incident happened.
Scribers Lane is a long and busy  road lined with local homes, shops and  schools on the  outskirts of Hall  Green.
The attack is believed to have taken place near the railway bridge, which is  near Trittiford Mill  Park. One woman, who  asked to  remain anonymous, told the BBC that the park was  "infested" with anti-social  behaviour and  that she  had often  seen groups of young people  who gathered there being "aggressive and  threatening".
West Midlands Police  have appealed for information,  including photographic and video  evidence.
Police said the boy's family were being supported by specialist  officers.
Detective Inspector Joe Davenport said: "If you were in the area at the time and saw what happened, or  if you think you  caught any part of what happened on  a camera or mobile phone,  it is essential that you get in touch."Not a valid attachment ID.
A blue and white police cordon is attached to a  lamppost. Behind it is a  tree-lined path that  runs under a railway bridge.  A bouquet of flowers in  a pink cellophane  wrapper leans against the wall  near the  guardrail. The boy died in hospital  from his  injuries.
Alison Cope's  son, Joshua  Ribera, was stabbed in the heart  outside a  Birmingham nightclub in  2013 and  is now  campaigning to  end youth  violence.
She told the BBC  that young people were "scared"  to live in the West  Midlands.
"They see the headlines of some of the horrific cases  we see almost every week now."
Ms Cope said the  region's approach to youth violence was "not working" and  that the  topic should be added to the  curriculum.
"Children are being killed on the streets of the West Midlands,  it's not a  success story as far as I'm  concerned." "We need to  raise awareness and the only way to do that is through  education."
"We are not  complacent"
The latest knife crime figures,  published in July 2024, show  that the West Midlands  police area has the highest  crime rate in England and  Wales.
There have been several high-profile incidents in the  area involving  teenagers.
In June 2024, two 12-year-old boys were  convicted of  the murder of Shawn Seesahai with a machete in  Wolverhampton.
In November, a 15-year-old boy was charged with murder after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed in Marston  Green.
A 15-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder on  January 5  after stabbing a 14-year-old boy in  Oldbury. In October, the West  Midlands Police and  Crime Commissioner (PCC) said a new knife crime  team, led by the  Home Secretary, would help "keep our  people safe".
PCC Simon Foster said: "We are not complacent and  we never will be."
According to the Office for National Statistics, in the year ending March 2023, 82% of teenage homicide victims were killed  with a knife or sharp  instrument, compared to 41% of all  and teenage homicide victims.

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