UK police arrest man over stabbings in Birmingham - GulfToday

UK police arrest man over stabbings in Birmingham

  • 07 Sep 2020
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Still CCTV footage shows a man sought by police in connection with a multiple stabbing incident. AFP

British police said on Monday they had arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a stabbing rampage in the early hours of Sunday morning in the city of Birmingham left one person dead and seven others injured. 

Birmingham stabbing 3 Forensics officers near the scene of the reported stabbings. Reuters

 

The 27-year-old suspect was detained in Selly Oak area of the city at 4 a.m., West Midlands police said. Detectives said the stabbings which took place in four locations over two hours were linked but were not thought to be gang-related or connected to terrorism. 

Police forensics officers gather evidence inside a cordon on Hurst Street. AFP

 

"We've arrested a man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder in connection with the #BirminghamStabbings," police said on Twitter.

Reuters

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