{"id":429765,"date":"2025-09-16T21:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/429765\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:49:12","slug":"birmingham-school-issues-statement-as-man-arrested-for-attacking-public-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/429765\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham school\u00a0issues statement as man arrested for \u2018attacking public outside\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chandos Primary School messaged parents about an incident outside the school gates as man alleged to have attacked members of the public<\/p>\n<p>20:58, 16 Sep 2025Updated 20:58, 16 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Chandos-Primary-School-in-Vaughton-Street-South.jpg\" alt=\"Google Maps street view of the entrance to Chandos Primary School in Vaughton Street South, Highgate, Birmingham\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A man was arrested outside Chandos Primary School in Vaughton Street South, Highgate, Birmingham after he allegedly &#8216;attacked members of the public&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have been asked to step up patrols outside a Midland school after a man was arrested for allegedly attacking people outside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It happened near Chandos Primary School in Vaughton Street South,<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/highgate\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Highgate<\/a>, this afternoon, Tuesday, September 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man was said to have been attacking members of the public shortly after the school day finished. A suspect, in his 30s, was later arrested on suspicion of assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/man-rushed-hospital-after-sutton-32490259\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man rushed to major trauma centre after railway line incident<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Headteacher Debbie Norbury sent a message to parents which said: \u201cDear parents, thank you for your support with the incident that happened after school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI would like to reassure you a suspect is in police custody and police will be contacting the school and parents to take statements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI have also requested police presence at the start and end of the school day tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe will take every step necessary to keep our children and families safe. Mrs Norbury, Chandos Primary School.\u201d<\/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\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get the latest BirminghamLive news direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another message from the school urged anyone who witnessed the incident to contact the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It said: \u201cIn relation to today\u2019s incident, if you are a witness to what happened please call the police on 101 quoting crime reference number 34800160925, Thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police said officers were called at 3.15pm to a \u2018report of a man assaulting members of the public\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/dad-says-killer-driver-stole-32490469\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dad says killer driver &#8216;stole my future&#8217; in crash which claimed wife&#8217;s life<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: \u201cA man is in custody following an assault near a school in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe were called to Vaughton Street South at 3.15pm after a report of a man assaulting members of the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOfficers attended and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe man was taken to hospital following his arrest and remains in custody at this time while our enquiries continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area and saw what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIf you know more about what happened, call 101 quoting log number 3480 of September 16.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chandos Primary School messaged parents about an incident outside the school gates as man alleged to have attacked&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,188,393,4884,113459,16,15,7830],"class_list":["post-429765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-birmingham","tag-birmingham","tag-britain","tag-crime","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-highgate","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-west-midlands-police"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115216185059492588","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}