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Police said the victim, in her 20s, was subjected to a vicious assault and threatened with a knife in Birmingham's Gay Village

Four arrested after ‘hate-related sex assault’ in Birmingham’s Gay Village, confirm police

Rangzeb HussainJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 202301 mins

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.

Rainbow StreetWatch set up in Birmingham’s Gay Village to make area safer

Rangzeb HussainDecember 13, 2022December 13, 202201 mins

Volunteers have started a new StreetWatch scheme in Birmingham’s Gay Village – the first of its kind in the country, according to West Midlands Police. Patrols will take place in the areas around Hurst Street in Birmingham, and the team which is made up of local people, is looking for more volunteers who want to make…