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A West Midlands bus operator said the company would “not tolerate” any form of abuse after female passengers reported sexual assaults. The X2 bus service, which is run by National Express West Midlands, saw two separate sex attacks being reported to police after women were sexually abused.
After last week’s shocking sex attack on a Birmingham bus police are appealing for information about an earlier sexual assault in April on the same bus service. A female passenger was sexually assaulted on the X2 Birmingham to Solihull bus service on the evening of 26th April in the city centre.
Police have launched an appeal after a female passenger was sexually assaulted inside a Birmingham bus on Wednesday (31 May). The disturbing sex attack took place in Coventry Road around 11am on the X2 Birmingham to Solihull bus service.
A shocking hate-related sexual attack against a young woman took place in Birmingham’s Gay Village in the early hours of Sunday morning, police have confirmed. Four men were taken into police custody about an hour after the appalling sex attack took place in Hurst Street.
A violent Birmingham serial rapist – who was previously convicted for raping a teenage girl – has left another young woman traumatised after a terrifying sexual assault. Luke Sargent, 31, threatened to slit his latest victim’s throat if she cried out for help during the horrific attack in Selly Oak.
Police are appealing for more victims to come forward after a rapist posing as a taxi driver was arrested in Birmingham. The sexual predator prowled around for victims in Birmingham city centre, Digbeth and Perry Barr.
A violent teenage pervert who repeatedly raped and abused a young girl – and threatened to kill her – has been jailed after the police child abuse team uncovered a catalogue of sadistic attacks. Kyle Pugh subjected the girl to four years of terrifying torment which included coercive control, physical attacks – slapping, biting and…
Police are hunting for a rapist who prowled around for “days or weeks” and attacked a woman on Sunday night on parkland behind Princess Alice retail complex in New Oscott, Sutton Coldfield. The appalling attack happened between 8pm and 9pm on Sunday night (3 Oct) and a major investigation is underway to apprehend the rapist…
A paedophile from Chelmsley Wood who was jailed last year for abusing young girls has been convicted of further sexual offences after three more victims bravely came forward as a result of the publicity surrounding the case. Kenneth Light was jailed for more than eight years in September 2019 after being found guilty of indecently…
Detectives from West Midlands Police have praised a woman for her bravery after she fought off an armed sex attacker and provided crucial evidence which has helped put him behind bars for more than 13 years. The brave woman fought off 53-year-old John Tucker even though he was armed with a kitchen knife when he…