Teenager charged with murder of 12-year-old Ava White

A teenager has been charged with the murder of Ava White, 12 (Merseyside Police/PA)

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 following a Christmas lights switch-on when she suffered “catastrophic injuries” in an assault at 8.39pm, Merseyside Police said.