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Second teenager charged over Amen Teklay knife murder

Police Scotland A young boy smiling at the camera.Police Scotland
Amen's friends and family say he was a "kind and "bright" boy

A second teenager has appeared in court charged with the knife murder of Amen Teklay.

The 16-year-old boy allegedly assaulted Amen, 15, in Glasgow's Maryhill on 5 March.

Court papers state the teenager acted with another suspect during the attack on Clarendon Street.

It is claimed the boy, while in possession of a frying pan, "punched or otherwise struck" Amen on the body.

The charge further alleges that he struck Amen on the body with a knife and murdered him.

The 16-year-old, who is from the city's Springburn, made no plea when he appeared in private before Glasgow Sheriff Court and was remanded in custody.

PA Media floral tributes and two photos Amen Teklay, one which has the words 'forever fifteen' on it left on a green benchPA Media
Tributes were left during a vigil at a football park where Amen played in Scotstoun

A 14-year-old boy has already appeared in court charged with murder and assault, and is accused of striking Amen with a knife, while a 15-year-old faces an assault charge.

An additional charge states the 14-year-old was in possession of a knife in the city's Dumbarton Road three days before the fatal attack.

The 15-year-old is accused of being in possession of a barrier pole at the same time or place.

The 14-year-old was remanded in custody while the 15-year-old was granted bail.

Amen was found seriously injured just off Maryhill Road and pronounced dead at the scene.

The teenager, who is originally from Eritrea, lived with his father in Glasgow and had recently been granted "right to remain" status in the UK.

His sister Delina Teklay, 17, said Amen had hopes of gaining UK citizenship and becoming either a basketball player, a doctor or an engineer.

She told BBC Scotland News that he was "not just my brother, he was my best friend".

Delina added he was a "really sweet person, so kind and so bright".

He attended St Thomas Aquinas secondary school in Jordanhill.

Headteacher Claire McInally described him as friendly and much-loved young man who was interested in music and the media.