Teenager appears in court on murder charge

A 15-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murder after another teenager was fatally stabbed during the school run in west London.

The Metropolitan Police has named the victim as Jalan Woods-Bell, 15, following the incident in Hayes.

Officers were called to reports of a fight on Blyth Road, close to Global Academy – a college for students aged 14-19 – just before 8.35am on Friday.

Jalan was found with stab injuries and died at the scene.

The accused teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Willesden magistrates’ court yesterday.