Police hunt for man in Birmingham after stabbings leave one dead, seven injured

By Phil Noble

 

A police officer is seen near the scene of reported stabbings in Birmingham, Britain, September 6, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Police said they were searching for a man in relation to a two-hour stabbing spree in the city of Birmingham, central England, early on Sunday, that left one man dead and seven people injured, two of them critically.

 

The knife attacks happened in four locations in the city centre starting from 00:30 (2330 GMT), police said.

 

"We are treating all four of those incidents as a linked series," West Midlands Police Chief Superintendent Steve Graham said.

 

"We are searching for one suspect and inquiries to identify and then trace that suspect are ongoing."

 

He said there was no suggestion that the attacks were targeted at any section of the community or were gang related.

 

One man was killed and another man and a woman suffered serious injuries in a series of stabbings in Birmingham, central England, police said on Sunday. Olivia Chan reports.

 

"At this stage we can't find a particular motive, but it does appear to be random in terms of the selection of people who were attacked," he said.

 

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had no information to indicate the incidents were terrorism related but the public should stay "very vigilant".

 

The first stabbing was in Constitution Hill, police said, and the suspect then moved from north to south, to Livery Street, Irving Street and ending at Hurst Street.

 

The final location is an area known as the city's Gay Village, where people had been seated at outdoor tables eating and drinking.

 

A knife was visible to a Reuters witness beside a drain in Edmund Street, near to the second location.

 

Graham said it was "way too early" to say if the knife was connected to the incident.

 

(Writing by Paul Sandle; Editing by William Schomberg and Elaine Hardcastle)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-09-07

 

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Horrible crime. I hope they catch the perpetrator. I'd love to see his name and photo.

Stabbing seems to be a British national past time of late.

the local tv channel interviewed a witness standing 5 yds from a woman that was stabbed 3 times in the throat,why dont the police ask this guy?why dont they inform the public,so they can tell the police where he is and stand well clear.so strange.cctv everywhere there,they have a duty to inform people about this guy but choose not to,why?the witness gave a description height sex colour clothes the lot.police ask people to stay safe and be aware....of what?we need to ask serious questions of police is this a credible force that can protect people or is it a political patsy?we saw the responses to people demo ing during covid and their response then,this is similar

Somalian . This is prob why they held off. 

2 hours ago, MajarTheLion said:

Horrible crime. I hope they catch the perpetrator. I'd love to see his name and photo.

plenty of pics in the papers ,but they still will not print "black" man why are the police so afraid to offend ?

5 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

plenty of pics in the papers ,but they still will not print "black" man why are the police so afraid to offend ?

whats confusing?

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

Stabbing seems to be a British national past time of late.

well for one section of the community it does.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

"At this stage we can't find a particular motive, but it does appear to be random in terms of the selection of people who were attacked," he said.

Another ' hate crime ' .

When going out of your home , do not forget to put on your mask and a bullet proof vest ... nice new world ...

2 hour stabbing spree.

 

Where were the police?

 

or at least where were what remains of the police after the stories cut 20,000 officers off the beat.

 

 

Some inflammatory, troll and off topic posts removed

47 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

plenty of pics in the papers ,but they still will not print "black" man why are the police so afraid to offend ?

When is England going to take it's country back from the masses of immigrants who are now killing their citizens?

10 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

2 hour stabbing spree.

 

Where were the police?

 

or at least where were what remains of the police after the stories cut 20,000 officers off the beat.

 

 

Typical comment from you, blame the police.....Gawd...

11 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

2 hour stabbing spree.

 

Where were the police?

 

or at least where were what remains of the police after the stories cut 20,000 officers off the beat.

 

 

 

In the link below the map shows attacks disbursed over a fairly large area over the period, so presumedly complicated police response.

 

https://news.sky.com/story/birmingham-stabbings-i-saw-him-stab-a-woman-in-the-neck-and-a-man-covered-in-blood-says-eyewitness-12065137

21 minutes ago, Aspaltso said:

When is England going to take it's country back from the masses of immigrants who are now killing their citizens?

‘Masses of immigrants who are now killing’?

 

 

9 minutes ago, simple1 said:

In the link below the map shows attacks disbursed over a fairly large area over the period, so presumedly complicated police response.

 

https://news.sky.com/story/birmingham-stabbings-i-saw-him-stab-a-woman-in-the-neck-and-a-man-covered-in-blood-says-eyewitness-12065137

 The Sky map is wrong, Livery St is very close and parallel to Constitution Hill. But it's quite a way to Hurst St from there and this bum should never have got that far. Sad.  

Another off topic post from the same member has been removed, please stay on topic

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

‘Masses of immigrants who are now killing’?

How many would you consider reasonable? (& don't forget the 'illegal' prefix)

Edited September 7, 20205 yr by evadgib

let me guess, no name = .... certain type of population 

4 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Stabbing seems to be a British national past time of late.

Maybe influenced by 5 G? RIP, no one deserves that. 

 

22 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

let me guess, no name = .... certain type of population 

usual conspiracy stuff, fact is so far no one has been charged, so no info.

Edited September 7, 20205 yr by simple1

2 hours ago, Aspaltso said:

When is England going to take it's country back from the masses of immigrants who are now killing their citizens?

What has that to do with this topic?

4 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Stabbing seems to be a British national past time of late.

Part of our proud multicultural society along with long bladed weapons and acid throwing. 90% of perps are from 'a community'.  The indigenous people are forbidden to tell the truth and the police are useless. BJ has betrayed us as has the head of the home office. We need a military coup, mass internment, and mass repatriation not to make Britain great again but just to make liveable again.

24 minutes ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

let me guess, no name = .... certain type of population 

 

A member of a 'community'

1 minute ago, Nout said:

 

A member of a 'community'

Highly likely....????

8 hours ago, MajarTheLion said:

Horrible crime. I hope they catch the perpetrator. I'd love to see his name and photo.

He's been arrested. 27 years old. Still awaiting further details.

A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over a series of stabbings in Birmingham that left one dead and several others injured, West Midlands Police has said.
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https://news.sky.com/story/birmingham-stabbings-police-arrest-man-27-on-suspicion-of-murder-and-attempted-murder-12065674

3 hours ago, evadgib said:

How many would you consider reasonable? (& don't forget the 'illegal' prefix)

Questioning the ridiculous statement that ‘masses of immigrants are killing UK citizens’ in no sense implies any number of killings are reasonable or that I somehow owe you a number.

 

Perhaps you should ask the person who dreamed up these ‘Masses of immigrants’ killing people.

 

 

2 hours ago, Sujo said:

What has that to do with this topic?

Everything!

2 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

usual conspiracy stuff, fact is so far no one has been charged, so no info.

The comment has nothing to do with conspiracy.  And the has been arrested. Asian and black gangs are fact of life in Birmingham.