{"id":419138,"date":"2025-09-12T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/419138\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:49:16","slug":"sadness-as-body-found-inside-derelict-building-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/419138\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadness as body found inside derelict building in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The body of a male was found inside a building off Camp Hill<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_57ac171c-aa77-42fb-b519-2af3dbc62c64JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Police presence outside a derelict building on Camp Hill near the Bordesley and Sparkhill border\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police presence outside a derelict building on Camp Hill near the Bordesley and Sparkhill border(Image: Nick Wilkinson)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A body has been discovered inside a building off a busy road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> were called to Camp Hill, close to the Camp Hill Circus, on the Bordesley and Sparkhill border, just after 1.20pm on Friday (September 12).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sadly, the body of a male, who was said to be in his 20s, was found inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/police-manhunt-after-racially-aggravated-32462775\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Police manhunt after &#8216;racially aggravated&#8217; rape at Oldbury park<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed on to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/solihull\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Solihull<\/a> Coroners Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A small cordon was set up by police while their enquiries took place.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_bce388d2-a2e1-425f-85cf-f97ac22a5b7bJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Police outside a derelict building on Camp Hill on the borders of Bordesley and Sparkhill\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police outside a derelict building on Camp Hill on the borders of Bordesley and Sparkhill(Image: Nick Wilkinson)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">West Midlands Police said: &#8220;We were called to Camp Hill, Birmingham, shortly after 1.20pm today (Fri) after the body of a man in his 20\u2019s was discovered in a building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We are treating the death as not suspicious and details have been passed to the coroner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Images taken from the scene also show officers attempting to take a metal panel off an exterior wall to access the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Day in day out, our reporters in the BirminghamLive newsroom bring you stories from across the West Midlands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">However, a hell of a lot happens here and it can be difficult to stay on top of it all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">That is why we have a suite of newsletters, tailored to your needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">They include Birmingham Politics, Nostalgia, Court and Crime Updates and, of course, BirminghamLive Daily &#8211; the biggest stories of the day sent at morning, lunch and evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">There are also local ones like Black Country News, MySolihull and MySuttonColdfield. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Choose which newsletters best suit youLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Choose which newsletters best suit you<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. 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