Three men, all aged in their 20s, all suffered stab wounds in the past week within the city centre radius
A new interactive map reveals the exact locations of stabbings in and around Birmingham city centre after a another week of violence.
In just three days, three men – all aged in their 20s – suffered stab wounds within the city centre radius. Two were hurt in a double stabbing as a violent brawl erupted on the border of Hockley.
They were left in a serious but stable condition after the early hours disorder in the Summer Lane area on Saturday, December 6.
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The major incident saw two cars, including a £200k supercar, destroyed in the street – with police now probing the nature of the damage.
Eight people, two women and six men, were arrested on suspicion of wounding and violent disorder. They were since bailed pending further enquiries.
And only days apart, another man was knifed in a separate incident less than three miles away.
The victim, a man also in his 20s, was attacked and robbed of his jewellery by two people near to Islington Row and Five Ways roundabout.
His injuries, sustained shortly after 6pm on Monday, were not thought to be life-threatening. West Midlands Police had not made any arrests as of Wednesday and urged anyone with information to get in touch.
Sadly, at least 12 people – of which have been reported – have now been stabbed in or around the heart of Birmingham this year.
The updated map below shows the locations of each one as police continue to investigate.
Last month, a teenager was left with potentially life-changing injuries after he was stabbed following a ‘social football game’ at Aston University campus.
Police launched an appeal for information, including a description of the attacker, following the incident at the Aston Triangle on November 22.
November proved to be a particularly violent month – with a number of stabbing incidents close to the Bullring shopping centre and High Street.
On November 13 at around 8pm, a boy of 17 was stabbed close to the city’s landmark Bull statue.
Five people were arrested and three of those have been charged with wounding with intent, affray, and possession of a bladed article.
Two men aged 18 and 22 had been bailed with strict conditions. Earlier in November, a man was found with serious stab wounds on Clement Street, located on the outskirts of the centre.
It was also tragically the month of Katie Fox’s murder – a 34-year-old woman stabbed to death in a random bus stop attack on Smallbrook Queensway. Djeison Rafael, 21, was charged with Katie’s murder. A trial date has been set for May 5 next year.
And back in early October, two more 17-year-old boys were knifed in separate incidents outside Birmingham’s flagship Primark store within the space of a week.
In September, another 17-year-old victim was knifed at University College Birmingham on Summer Row.
News of stabbings in the centre appeared to fall quiet over the summer months, however, in April a man was found in a serious condition in MacDonald Street after being stabbed.
And at the start of the year, a teenage boy of 18 was stabbed in the chest. That incident took place on Carrs Lane, just off Moor Street, in January.
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