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| Christina Edkins: Man charged with bus stabbing murder | Christina Edkins: Man charged with bus stabbing murder |
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| A man has been charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl on a rush-hour bus in Birmingham. | A man has been charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl on a rush-hour bus in Birmingham. |
| Christina Edkins was stabbed to death on board the bus on Hagley Road while on her way to Leasowes High School in Halesowen on 7 March. | Christina Edkins was stabbed to death on board the bus on Hagley Road while on her way to Leasowes High School in Halesowen on 7 March. |
| She is understood to have boarded the bus minutes before the attack, which happened at about 07:40 GMT. | She is understood to have boarded the bus minutes before the attack, which happened at about 07:40 GMT. |
| Phillip Simelane, 22, from Walsall, appeared before Birmingham Crown Court earlier. | |
| He was remanded in custody to a secure mental health unit. | |
| Mr Simelane is due back at the court on 31 May. | |
| Outside court, Det Supt Richard Baker said police would continue to work and support Christina's family. | |
| Christina died from a single stab wound to the chest, post-mortem examination results have shown. | Christina died from a single stab wound to the chest, post-mortem examination results have shown. |
| An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned on Thursday. | An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned on Thursday. |
| Fellow pupils at Leasowes turned up to school on Friday wearing purple and are selling cakes to raise money towards a memorial fund for Christina. |