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Boy, 14, charged with murder of Ava White in Liverpool
A teenager has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Liverpool city centre, police have said.
Ava White had been in the city with friends on Thursday after the switching on of Christmas lights when she suffered “catastrophic injuries” in an assault at 8.39pm, Merseyside police said.
A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has now been charged with murder and possession of a bladed article.
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Ava, who has been described as popular and bright, was involved in a “verbal argument” which escalated into an “assault on her with a knife”, police said.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/28/boy-14-charged-with-of-ava-white-in-liverpool
3 other boys are on conditional bail over the attack
