A 13-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on an estate in a West Midlands town.

Lovett Avenue, Oldbury, remains taped off by police after they first rushed to the Lion Farm estate last night.

Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards of West Midlands Police told Birmingham Live: “It’s absolutely tragic a young life has been lost.

“We have specialist officers who will be supporting the family of the boy. We have detectives working flat out to find whoever is responsible and bring them into custody as soon as possible.”

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