Ava White: Boy showed 'callous disregard after stabbing girl' – BBC News

Image source, Family handoutImage caption, Ava White died after being stabbed in Liverpool city centre in NovemberA boy accused of murdering schoolgirl Ava White showed a “callous disregard” after her stabbing, a court has heard. Ava White, 12, was stabbed to death in Liverpool on 25 November 2021. A 14-year-old, who denies murder and manslaughter, claims he accidentally stabbed Ava in self-defence after a row over a Snapchat video.But Liverpool Crown Court was told the boy took selfies, ate crumpets and played a computer game after the stabbing. In her closing speech, Charlotte Newell, QC, prosecuting, said the defendant did not want to admit that he knew he had stabbed Ava as he ran from the scene, before abandoning his knife and coat.She said: “Otherwise it would expose his callous disregard for Ava, taking selfies, eating crumpets and playing Call Of Duty knowing he had stabbed her.”The jury was shown CCTV footage of the boy and his friends after the stabbing going into a shop, where they bought butter which he said was for crumpets and he arranged his hair for a selfie.Ms Newell added: “Knowing he had stabbed her, his behaviour is of someone who is, at best, utterly…
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