Speaking at a Sunday service held before the prayer vigil, St Peter’s vicar Martin Stephenson said: “There is a certain solemnity in our community at this time, after the tragic and appalling killing of Leo Ross.
“Our hearts, and our prayers, our love pours out for his family and friends.”
Leo, described as a “lovely and bright” pupil at the Christ Church, Christ Church C of E Secondary Academy in Yardley Wood, died in hospital on Tuesday after being stabbed in The Shire Country Park as he walked home.
The school confirmed that the boy charged with murder was not among its pupils and had not studied there previously.
