Reading killing: five teenagers held over stabbing of boy, 13

Boy was pronounced dead at scene of attack in Bugs Bottom conservation area

Four boys and a girl have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a wildlife conservation area in Reading.

Police officers found the victim shortly before 4pm on Sunday at Bugs Bottom fields, close to St Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, after reports of a stabbing. The boy died of his injuries at the scene, police said.