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Latest news Man arrested following Wednesbury assault 10/07/2017 An investigation has been launched and a man has been arrested following an assault in Friar Park, Wednesbury yesterday evening (9 July). Officers were called to Friar Park Road at around 7.45pm following reports that a man had been attacked with a bladed weapon thought to be a machete. The 35-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and remains in a critical but stable condition. A 53-year-old man was arrested a short time later from a nearby address on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody. View the full article

Latest news Detectives charge 15-year-old over fatal stabbing 10/07/2017 Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Kingstanding have charged a 15-year-old boy with murder. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Saturday (8 July) following a fight at an address in Twickenham Road at around 12.56pm that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old man. The 15-year-old − who is from Kingstanding, is set to appear at Birmingham Youth court this morning (10 July). Two men, aged 20 and 24, that were also arrested in connection with the enquiry have been bailed pending further enquiries. Detective Inspector Jim Munro said: “Our inve…

Latest news Woman charged with murder of man in Chelmsley Wood 09/07/2017 Police investigating the death of a man in Chelmsley Wood have charged a woman with his murder. Georgina Henshaw aged 35 from Alder Drive has been remanded in custody to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow morning (Monday 10 July). Officers have today also named the man who died as Philip Rolph aged 65 (pictured below) Mr Rolph, a chef, was a father and a grandfather and lived in the local area. His family today paid tribute to him and called him, “a family man, who was caring, helpful, kind, loving and generous who loved his life and his work." Police were called to Ald…

Latest news Appeal after man found with head injuries 09/07/2017 Police are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered a serious head injury following an assault in Birmingham City Centre this morning (Sunday). Officers were called to a report of a disorder outside a restaurant in Paradise Circus, Queensway at 12.50am today. A 27-year-old man was found with a serious head injury and was taken to hospital where he is in a serious condition. Detective Inspector Tom Hadley from Force CID said: “Officers are currently carrying out enquiries – we believe there was a dispute outside Athens Restaurant early this morning between the injured man and three other men, resu…

Latest news Police name man killed in Digbeth stabbing 09/07/2017 Police investigating a fatal stabbing in Digbeth yesterday have named the man who died as 26-year-old Daniel Baird from Birmingham and urged people who were at the venue to contact them. Daniel, known to his family as Dan, died after he was stabbed outside The Forge Tavern in the early hours of Saturday 8 July. Another man also received stab injuries and was taken to hospital, where he continues to receive treatment. Today the senior investigating officer has sent out a strong appeal urging all those who were in the pub at the time of the attack to come forward. Defective Inspector Harry Harris…

Latest news Man charged in connection with Merry Hill stabbing 09/07/2017 Police investigating a stabbing at Merry Hill yesterday have charged a man with wounding. Ronan Parker, aged 19 from Dixons Green Road, Dudley, has been charged with Sec 18 wounding with intent and has been remanded into custody to appear before Dudley Magistrates Court tomorrow morning (Monday 10 July). Officers were called to the shopping centre around 11.15am yesterday. A 19-year-old man was taken to hospital to be treated for a stab injury, he remains in a stable condition in hospital. View the full article

Latest news Police appeal following fatal road traffic collision 09/07/2017 Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Erdington in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). A red Mercedes B 220 Sport car was in collision with a stationary mini bus taxi parked in Goosemore Lane at the junction with Kirkwood Avenue. The car was also in collision with a male pedestrian, who was believed to be behind the mini bus at the time of the collision. The man, aged in his forties, sadly died at the scene. Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes from the force’s collision investigation unit, said: “ We are investigating the circumstances of what ha…

Latest news Man dies following stabbing in Kingstanding 08/07/2017 Police are investigating after a man died following a knife attack in Kingstanding this afternoon. Officers were called to reports of a fight in Twickenham Road at 12.56pm today (Saturday). A man in his early twenties suffered fatal stab injuries. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. Police are currently at the scene carrying out forensic investigations and local house to house enquiries. Detective Inspector Harry Harrison from Force CID said: “Enquiries are currently on-going into the circumstances leading up to the incident and two people are currently in custody. If …

Latest news Man arrested following stabbing at Merry Hill Centre 08/07/2017 Police have arrested a man after another man was injured at Merry Hill shopping centre in Brierley Hill today (Saturday). Officers were called to the centre around 11.15am following reports of a stabbing. The man has been taken by ambulance to hospital to be treated for his injury, his condition is not known at this stage. A 19-year-old man was arrested at the centre in connection with the incident. Detective Inspector Tom Hadley from Force CID said: “Enquires are on-going but we are treating this as an isolated incident between two people and we are not seeking anyone else in connec…

Latest news Police investigation launched following fatal stabbing 08/07/2017 Police in Birmingham have launched an investigation this morning after two men were stabbed outside a Birmingham pub, one of them fatally. The stabbings took place in the early hours of this morning (Saturday) at the Forge Tavern in Digbeth. The two men, aged in their twenties, were injured and driven to hospital around 4.30am this morning. One of the men died from his injuries a short time later. The second man remains in hospital where he is being treated. Defective Inspector Harry Harrison from the force’s homicide team said: “The investigation is in the very early stages. We kn…

Latest news Burglar proposed with ring stolen from 91-year-old woman 08/07/2017 A cruel thief swiped a 91-year-old woman’s wedding jewellery during a burglary at her home − and days later proposed to a woman with one of the stolen rings. Steven Reid (below left) was with fellow crook Jerome Jones (below right) when he broke into the lady’s home in St Martins Road, Sutton Coldfield, on 19 December last year. The heartless pair kept the pensioner prisoner in her own bedroom while one searched other rooms for valuables and the other pilfered cash from her purse. Reid used the victim’s gold engagement ring to propose to a woman on Christmas Eve − but his romantic …

Latest news Detectives charge 16-year-old over fatal stabbing 07/07/2017 Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Bartley Green have charged a 16-year-old male with murder. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Monday night (3 July) following a disorder in Woodgate Gardens at around 10.50pm that resulted in the death of local man Alexander Phillip Leonard. A post mortem examination concluded that Mr Leonard, aged 22, died from a single stab wound to the chest. The 16-year-old – who is from Bartley Green – has today been charged with murder and is set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow. Two men, aged 18…

Latest news School girl fatally injured in Castle Vale collision 07/07/2017 A schoolgirl has died in a collision between a minicoach and a bin lorry in Castle Vale this morning (Friday 7 July). Emergency services were called around 9am to Kingsbury Road where the 14-year-old was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Three teachers and 20 other pupils were also on board the coach. One pupil was taken to hospital with superficial injuries and several others were treated at the scene for minor injuries. The road will remain closed for several hours while collision investigators establish the circumstances around what happened. Both drivers are assisting police with thi…

Latest news Murder enquiry launched after man found stabbed in his car 07/07/2017 Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after a man was found with stab wounds in his car in the early hours of this morning. Ambulance colleagues were called to Alder Drive around 1.00am but despite their best efforts the 65-year-old local man died at the scene. The 35-year-old woman was arrested a short while later and remains in police custody. Detective Chief Inspector Edward Foster, from Force CID, said: "The victim was able to raise the alarm but sadly died a short while later. "We are now appealing for anyone who was in the area in the early hours of this mo…

Latest news West Midlands Police films first ever 360 video live! 07/07/2017 Tens of thousands of people tuned into West Midlands Police’s first ever 360 video live on Twitter, Instagram Live, Facebook LIVE and Snapchat last night. Throughout the evening the force used Facebook Live and the Insta Live feature to broadcast a series of live videos with NPAS Birmingham. National Police Air Service (NPAS) operate all of the police helicopters across England and Wales including NPAS Birmingham. The videos on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat launched followers 1,500 feet in the air, giving viewers a 360 degree look around the helicopter as NPAS tracked offen…