Not going the cells.'ĭuring his evidence, the teenager was asked why he had not agreed to give his phone to police. The jury heard a series of text messages sent between the boy and his mother, including one in which he said: 'I'm not coming home. The jury was shown CCTV of the boy running from the scene after Ava was stabbed and heard he discarded the knife and his coat, which was later found in a wheelie bin.Ībout 40 minutes after he injured Ava, the boy was contacted by his mother who told him police wanted to speak to him.
The court heard the knife used in the stabbing belonged to the boy. He was given a fidget toy which the jury was told could help him concentrate due to his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
The court heard the knife used in Ava's murder belonged to the boy
