Church vigils held in memory of stabbed 12-year-old schoolboy Leo Ross Simultaneous vigils of prayer for 12-year-old Birmingham schoolboy Leo Ross have taken place at two churches in the Hall Green and Yardley Wood areas of the city.
The two-hour services, held a day after a youth aged 14 was charged with Leo’s murder and six unconnected assaults, saw prayers offered at five-minute intervals for Leo, his family and friends.
Speaking at a Sunday service held before the vigil of prayer, the vicar of St Peter’s, the Revered Canon Martin Stephenson said: “There is a certain solemnity in our community at this time, after the tragic and appalling killing of Leo Ross.
Leo, a “lovely and bright” pupil at the Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy in Yardley Wood, died in hospital on Tuesday after being stabbed in The Shire Country Park.
The services offered well-wishers the opportunity to lay flowers and light candles in memory of Leo.
