The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two 16-year-old boys, who were arrested after a man was attacked while walking home from a mosque in Birmingham last week, have been released on bail. The 73-year-old victim was left injured following the brutal assault as he walked home from Kings Heath Mosque on Wednesday (29 March).
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a worshipper was attacked in the street as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath. West Midlands Police said a 73-year-old man was attacked in York Road, Kings Heath, at around 11pm, on Wednesday (March 29.)
An anti-racist community group has condemned the attack against an elderly Muslim man who was savagely attacked by thugs as he walked home from a mosque in Kings Heath yesterday. Local residents and councillors have expressed shock at what has been described as a “racist” and “Islamophobic” attack by campaigners against hate crime.
Police are investigating after a pensioner was assaulted by three men on his way home from a mosque in Kings Heath. The victim, aged 73, was walking along York Road, when three men got out of a black vehicle which was parked on the street.
Police have arrested a man wanted over a violent homophobic attack on two men in Birmingham’s Gay Village, and are continuing our efforts to find two more suspects. A 31-year-old man handed himself in to West Midlands Police yesterday after the force issued an appeal for information on the whereabouts of the three men.
These are the three men police are hunting in relation to a violent homophobic assault in Birmingham’s Gay Village, which left two men bloodied and bruised after they were viciously attacked with bottles. They are Sohail Khan (24), Mosin Mahmood (31) and 21-year-old Ishaaq Ayaz, all from Birmingham.
Two young thugs have been found guilty of murder, after they viciously assaulted and robbed a Birmingham pensioner at his home in Birmingham. Robert Morrison tragically died after contracting pneumonia, six days after being robbed and assaulted by Ian Knowles and Ismaila Mohamed in December 2018.
WARNING: Some readers may find the images below upsetting. A Birmingham grandfather was repeatedly punched, kicked and cut with a saw after being attacked in his own bed by intruders. The shaken 65-year-old victim has agreed to release images of some of his injuries as West Midlands Police appeal for help in tracking down those responsible.
Four thugs have been convicted of killing a young man, stabbing him to death while he was on a night out with friends in Solihull town centre. Jack Donoghue was stabbed after being confronted by a violent gang who had earlier attacked passers-by in the street outside Popworld nightclub after they were refused entry.
Police officers in Birmingham have launched an investigation after 40 rockets were fired at bystanders in Coventry Road in Birmingham. West Midlands Police have started to look into the incident in response to shocking video footage showing a large firework being used to launch rockets at people in a “drive-by shooting”.