A boy of 17 was stabbed in Birmingham city centre last night, with a boy, 14 arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and three 18 year-olds arrested on suspicion of wounding
10:13, 14 Nov 2025Updated 10:18, 14 Nov 2025
The incident happened near the Bullring Shopping Centre(Image: Graham Young / BirminghamLive)
A 14 -year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing incident in Birmingham city centre. West Midlands Police reported that the incident occurred near the Bull sculpture outside the Bullring around 8pm yesterday, Thursday, November 13.
It marks yet another knife attack in the area in recent days. The victim, 17, sustained injuries that were not life-threatening or life-changing. The police arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder. Additionally, three 18 year olds were taken into custody on suspicion of wounding and a 22-year-old man was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
In a statement, the police said: “We’ve arrested four teenagers after a boy aged 17 was stabbed in Birmingham city centre.
“We were called to disorder outside the Bullring, near The Bull statue, just after 8pm yesterday. A boy aged 17 was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but thankfully the injuries were not life-threatening or life changing.”, reports Birmingham Live.
“We carried out urgent CCTV and witness enquiries and arrested five people overnight.
Police were called to the scene (stock)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
“A boy aged 14 has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, while three 18-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of wounding.
“A man aged 22 has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All remain in custody this morning.”
This incident occurred less than a week after Katie Fox, 34, was fatally stabbed at a bus stop in the city centre. A man has since been charged with her murder.
In early October, two 17 year old lads were stabbed in separate incidents outside Birmingham’s flagship Primark within a week.
Chief Inspector Vicki Stott, of Birmingham Police, commented on last night’s incident: “This was an unacceptable and violent attack in the heart of the city centre, and it’s lucky the boy was not more seriously injured.
“We worked flat out overnight with neighbourhood officers, CCTV operators and other specialist officers working together to identify and arrest five people as part of the investigation.
“We will not tolerate knife violence in the city centre, and we have extra patrols running as we go into the weekend.”
Police reported that knife crime had decreased in the West Midlands, but acknowledged there was still more work to be done.