Teenage boy in youth court charged with murder of schoolgirl Ava White in UK

Ava White died of her injuries in hospital (Merseyside Police/PA)

A teenage boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Liverpool city centre.

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.