A 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing another teenager to death in Leeds blew a kiss to his parents as he made his first court appearance on Thursday. Alfie Lewis, 15, was attacked in the upmarket Horsforth suburb on Tuesday afternoon as children were leaving two nearby schools. On Thursday a teenager appeared at Leeds magistrates court charged with the murder of Alfie and possession of a knife. As he was led into the court dock, the boy, who cannot be named, blew a kiss to his parents, who sat in front of the dock. Wearing a grey tracksuit and flanked by two dock officers, he confirmed his name, date of birth and address. The court clerk told him that the alleged offences could only be dealt with at crown court. He was remanded in custody until his next appearance at Leeds crown court on Friday. The teenager replied “yeah” when asked by the district judge if he understood what had happened during the three-minute hearing. As he was walking out of the dock, the defendant’s mother stood up and spoke to him, before starting to cry as he was led away. West Yorkshire police said the incident happened at the junction of Church Road and Church Lane in Horsforth. A large area around this location remained cordoned off on Wednesday afternoon with forensic officers continuing to work. A bench on Broadgate Lane, which is close to where Alfie lived, has been covered in floral tributes to the teenager and has become a focal point for his friends to gather at. Alfie was a former pupil of Horsforth school, which is close to where he was attacked. Another boy, aged 16, was arrested at the scene and later released without charge.