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Third teenager charged with murder over stabbing

Caroline Gall
BBC News, West Midlands
Family handout Reuben is wearing a dark top and has big, brown hair. He smiles at the camera and behind him is a dark-colour wall with the bottom of a picture frame visibleFamily handout
Reuben Higgins was described as a "loving son, grandson, brother, nephew and cousin" by his family

A third teenager has been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed.

Reuben Higgins was injured on Station Road in Marston Green, near Solihull, on 29 October and died at the scene.

His family said he was a loving son who would be be "dearly missed by his family and friends", in a statement issued through West Midlands Police.

Abdurrahman Summers, 18, from Yardley, is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Saturday. Two 15-year-old boys have also been charged with murder.

Mr Summers was also charged with possessing a bladed article.

A blue tent covers the crime scene which is outside a vape shop on Station Road. A person in a white overall covering all their body holds an instrument on a tripod in the foreground. The tent is on concrete paving.
Reuben died on Station Road after being stabbed

Reuben family added he was a “loving son, grandson, brother, nephew and cousin who will be dearly missed by his family and friends".

"Life will never be the same without him," they said.

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