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| Fans unite to honour fatally stabbed Leo Ross | Fans unite to honour fatally stabbed Leo Ross |
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| Dozens of supporters were pictured letting off blue and white flares and balloons | Dozens of supporters were pictured letting off blue and white flares and balloons |
| Birmingham City supporters have laid a wreath at St. Andrew's stadium in honour of a 12-year-old schoolboy who was stabbed to death. | Birmingham City supporters have laid a wreath at St. Andrew's stadium in honour of a 12-year-old schoolboy who was stabbed to death. |
| Leo Ross was believed to have been making his way home from school when he was stabbed in the stomach in Hall Green on 21 January. | Leo Ross was believed to have been making his way home from school when he was stabbed in the stomach in Hall Green on 21 January. |
| Football fans came together to demand an end to knife crime on Saturday, with travelling Rotherham United supporters also paying their respects to the youngster. | Football fans came together to demand an end to knife crime on Saturday, with travelling Rotherham United supporters also paying their respects to the youngster. |
| Blues fans had been asked to "to remember Leo's memory", with a minute's applause planned in the 12th minute of the League One fixture. | Blues fans had been asked to "to remember Leo's memory", with a minute's applause planned in the 12th minute of the League One fixture. |
| Dozens of supporters were pictured letting off blue and white flares and balloons while holding a banner reading: "Say no to knife crime and yes to a safer future." | Dozens of supporters were pictured letting off blue and white flares and balloons while holding a banner reading: "Say no to knife crime and yes to a safer future." |
| Leo died after being stabbed while coming home from school | |
| Birmingham City Official Supporters' Club said before the match: "We want to remember Leo's memory on the 12th minute against Rotherham. | Birmingham City Official Supporters' Club said before the match: "We want to remember Leo's memory on the 12th minute against Rotherham. |
| "Leo was one of us. He was a Brummie but more importantly he was a loved one who was taken way to soon." | "Leo was one of us. He was a Brummie but more importantly he was a loved one who was taken way to soon." |
| Birmingham City fan James Bowater said he was concerned about knife crime | Birmingham City fan James Bowater said he was concerned about knife crime |
| Birmingham City fan James Bowater, from Warwickshire, was attending the match with his children and nephew. | Birmingham City fan James Bowater, from Warwickshire, was attending the match with his children and nephew. |
| The teacher told the BBC he was "really concerned" about knife crime and worried for his children. | The teacher told the BBC he was "really concerned" about knife crime and worried for his children. |
| Gemma Briggs, another home supporter heading to the game, added she believed children needed to better educated about knife crime. | Gemma Briggs, another home supporter heading to the game, added she believed children needed to better educated about knife crime. |
| The wreath laid for 12-year-old Leo Ross | The wreath laid for 12-year-old Leo Ross |
| It comes after a mural was unveiled outside a house on Scribers Lane in Hall Green, near where Leo died. | It comes after a mural was unveiled outside a house on Scribers Lane in Hall Green, near where Leo died. |
| Sue and Ruth Harris, who own the house, said they offered up their wall because they thought there needed to be a permanent memorial. | Sue and Ruth Harris, who own the house, said they offered up their wall because they thought there needed to be a permanent memorial. |
| A mural has been painted near the scene of where 12-year-old schoolboy Leo Ross was fatally stabbed | A mural has been painted near the scene of where 12-year-old schoolboy Leo Ross was fatally stabbed |
| The 12-year-old was a pupil at Christ Church C of E Secondary Academy in Yardley Wood. | The 12-year-old was a pupil at Christ Church C of E Secondary Academy in Yardley Wood. |
| A 14-year-old boy is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 22 April to enter pleas to charges of murder, possessing a bladed article and four unconnected counts of assault. | A 14-year-old boy is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 22 April to enter pleas to charges of murder, possessing a bladed article and four unconnected counts of assault. |
| In a tribute to Leo, his family described him as an "amazing, kind and loving boy". | In a tribute to Leo, his family described him as an "amazing, kind and loving boy". |
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