Cliff Notes
- A third teenager, aged 16, has been arrested and charged regarding the death of 15-year-old Amen Teklay in Glasgow.
- The initial suspects, two boys aged 14 and 15, faced court on 10 March, with one charged with murder and both accused of assault and carrying an offensive weapon.
- Amen, a bright pupil with interests in music and media, was a respected member of his school community and his tragic death has deeply impacted those around him.
Amen Teklay: Third teenager charged in connection with Glasgow schoolboy’s death | UK News
A third teenage boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 15-year-old Amen Teklay on a street in Glasgow.
Amen, who was an Eritrean refugee, was seriously injured in the city’s Clarendon Street at about 10.30pm on Wednesday 5 March, and died at the scene shortly afterwards.
Two Glasgow boys, aged 14 and 15, were arrested and charged that weekend in connection with the incident after a murder investigation was opened.
On Sunday, Police Scotland said a third boy, aged 16, had been arrested and charged in connection with Amen’s death.
They said he would appear in court in due course, and that a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal, the public prosecutor.
The two boys arrested and charged earlier appeared in court on 10 March.
The 14-year-old boy was charged with murder, while both were accused of assault and carrying an offensive weapon in a public place.
The teenagers made no plea to the charges.
Amen was a pupil at St Thomas Aquinas Secondary in the city.
He was a bright pupil with an interest in music and media, his headteacher Claire McInally said.
“This is a tragic situation. Our thoughts and prayers are with Amen’s family and friends at this devastating time,” she said.
“Amen was a friendly and much-loved young man… He was bright and showed great promise.
“This has been a shock for our school community, and we are continuing to offer support to our young people, staff and those in the wider community who are affected.”