The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was attacked and killed in the Shard End area of Birmingham. 50-year-old Darren Smith was found seriously injured after being attacked outside shops in Heath Way just after 2.50pm yesterday (15 March).
Police have charged two men with murder after a stabbing left a man dead at an address in Birmingham. Ahmad Alsino, 42, and his son Bashar Alsino, 20, were charged after two men were stabbed at an address in Cadbury Drive, Castle Vale.
Police have released the name of the man murdered at a Walsall nightclub on Saturday as Akeem Francis-Kerr. The family of the 29-year-old victim have issued a heartfelt tribute saying he was one of “the greatest of men”.
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally stabbed at a Walsall nightclub. Officers were called to Valesha’s nightclub, also known locally as Colliseum, on Newport Street in the town centre just after 5am this morning (11 March) to reports that a 29-year-old had been stabbed.
Two teenage boys were jailed today for the manslaughter of teenage footballer Sekou Doucoure over a gang-related turf war in Birmingham. Pierre Thomas, aged 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named due to his age, received custodial sentences at Coventry Crown Court on Friday (10 March).
A speeding driver who killed a much-loved and hardworking NHS worker in Birmingham by ploughing his car into her has been jailed for his horrific crime. Jamie Abdale – described as “selfish” by the victim’s family – was over the legal alcohol limit and under a driving ban when he callously caused the death of…
Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following a serious collision in the West Midlands which resulted in the death of an elderly man and his wife hospitalised. The 64-year-old man, described by his family as “kind and selfless”, tragically died after being hit by a car in the collision, which happened at around 8.30pm…
The three teenage murder suspects, who were taken into police custody last week, have been formally charged with the fatal stabbing of Bailey Atkinson in Walsall. Atkinson, aged 20, tragically died following the brutal knife attack which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning (28 January).
Professionals who handled the case of a West Midlands couple, who were brutally murdered, have come under scrutiny after a report exposed how early warning signs about the knife-obsessed killer were not followed up by authorities. Jasbir Kaur and Rupinder Singh Bassan – described by family members as “loving, generous and kind-hearted” – were both…
Three young boys have been arrested on suspicion of the shocking murder of Bailey Atkinson who was stabbed to death in Walsall in the early hours of Saturday morning (28 January). The boys, a 15-year-old and two aged 16, were apprehended and arrested at a hotel in Rhyl, North Wales, on Tuesday night.