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Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Armed police raid house of man suspected of murder and series of stabbings in Birmingham

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Armed police raid house of man suspected of murder and series of stabbings in Birmingham
Armed police raid house of man suspected of murder and series of stabbings in Birmingham

Armed police have raided the house of a 27-year-old suspected of committing a series of stabbings that left one dead and several injured in Birmingham.

Armed police have raided the house of a 27-year-old suspected of committing a series of stabbings that left one dead and several injured in Birmingham.

Footage shows a police car still outside the address in Selly Oak where the raid reportedly took place.

A woman who lives nearby said on social media: "It was on my grove.

Armed police raided a house.

It sounded like they had those big megaphones on!

No one was allowed out of their house.” Birmingham police released a statement: "We’ve arrested a man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder over a series of stabbings in Birmingham.

"The suspect was detained at an address in Selly Oak at around 4 am after our detectives worked through the night in a bid to catch the man responsible."

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