Boy, 14, charged with murder of Ava White in Liverpool

The 12-year-old suffered ‘catastrophic injuries’ after attending city’s Christmas lights switch-on on Thursday

A teenager has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Liverpool city centre, police have said.

Ava White had been in the city with friends on Thursday after the switching on of Christmas lights when she suffered “catastrophic injuries” in an assault at 8.39pm, Merseyside police said.