A murder investigation has been launched after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the West Midlands.
The teenager, who has not been named, was found inside a home in Oldbury, on the outskirts of Birmingham, on Thursday afternoon.
Paramedics were called to the scene and treated the boy but he died at the scene.
Detectives say they’re following ‘active lines of enquiry’ to identify those involved.
Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, from the force’s Homicide Team, said: ‘It’s absolutely tragic a young life has been lost.
‘We have specialist officers who will be supporting the family of the boy.
‘We have detectives working flat out to find whoever is responsible and bring them into custody as soon as possible.’
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