Overview
- A 12-year-old defendant, who appeared at Birmingham Youth Court on Tuesday, indicated not guilty pleas and was ordered to attend Birmingham Crown Court on April 21 after being remanded to youth detention.
- The victim, a woman in her 60s, was found with serious injuries at an address on Kellett Road in Duddeston at about 6:15pm on March 18 and remains in hospital in a serious condition.
- West Midlands Police have charged the boy with wounding and sexual assault in connection with the March 18 incident.
- Police say the boy also faces unrelated counts of theft on March 18 and intentional strangulation linked to a separate street confrontation last month.
- Officers say the defendant cannot be named because he is under 18 and explain that serious youth cases begin in youth court before moving to Crown Court for further hearings, while they appeal for information via the Major Incident Public Portal or by calling 101 quoting log 4888 of March 18.