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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 criminal investigation has been launched after allegations that a West Midlands Police officer secretly filmed himself having sex with two women and then shared the video online with colleagues. The officer, who works in the firearms division, reportedly filmed the sex act without the women’s knowledge at a Christmas party, and later shared the…
A dangerous West Midlands sex offender who targeted children in the 1980’s and 90’s has finally been caught and jailed for his horrific crimes on Tuesday (17 January). Paedophile Raymond Higgins was found guilty of eight offences of indecently assaulting two young girls.
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 Wolverhampton sexual predator who raped and then blackmailed a teenage schoolgirl with naked photographs has been jailed for his horrific series of crimes. Carlos Fletcher was jailed for 12 years after two of his victims bravely came forward to disclose the abhorrent offences.
A Birmingham paedophile beast who admitted five charges of sexually abusing two little girls was jailed on Friday. Trevor Spurrier, aged 47, began his horrific abuse of the first girl by sexually touching her on a number of occasions, moving on to his second victim some time later.
A violent sadist who held a mother hostage in her home and stabbed her in the throat will serve at least 14 years in prison for attempted murder and rape in Wolverhampton. In August last year, Luke Ward forced his way into the terrified victim’s home where the woman – a mother of two little…
Police are appealing for witnesses following a disturbing incident of indecent exposure outside a Birmingham park yesterday morning. The appalling incident took place near the entrance to Ward End Park in Washwood Heath Road on Tuesday (14 December).