{"id":1011434,"date":"2026-06-07T15:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1011434\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:27:25","slug":"man-charged-with-murder-over-city-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1011434\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with murder over city stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">West Midlands Police said officers were called to Walford Road, Sparkbrook, at about 18:20 BST on Thursday and discovered an injured man who &#8220;died a short time later&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The force said the accused, who it named as 29-year-old Ahmad Alkozai from Birmingham, was arrested in Bristol on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He has been remanded in custody to appear at Walsall Magistrates&#8217; Court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Three other men arrested as part of police inquiries were released on bail with conditions, said the force, which has not named the deceased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The public has been asked not to share photos or footage linked to Thursday&#8217;s events &#8220;to avoid causing more distress and potentially prejudicing legal proceedings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Det Insp Matt Marston, who is leading the investigation, said: &#8220;Our thoughts remain with the victim&#8217;s family \u2013 they are being kept updated and we continue to offer them our full support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s vital that anyone who does have footage or information shares it with us directly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers <a href=\"https:\/\/mipp.police.uk\/operation\/20HQ26D52-PO1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:have set up a public portal;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;have set up a public portal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">have set up a public portal<\/a> for people to share relevant photos, videos and information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Birmingham on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjf1dh?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:BBC Sounds;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BBC Sounds&quot;}\" class=\"link \">BBC Sounds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BirminghamBBC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcmtd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:X;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcbirmingham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Birmingham. 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