{"id":432789,"date":"2025-09-18T04:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432789\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T04:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:26:12","slug":"police-hunt-edgbaston-robber-who-brutally-attacked-victim-from-behind-with-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432789\/","title":{"rendered":"Police hunt Edgbaston robber who brutally attacked victim from behind with weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The victim suffered head injuries when he was hurt by another man on Stirling Road, in Edgbaston, between 3am and 4am<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_STIRLING1JPG.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A general view of Stirling Road, Edgbaston(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">West Midlands Police are hunting a robber who hit a man from behind using a weapon in a brutal 3am attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The victim suffered head injuries when he was hurt by another man on Stirling Road, in Edgbaston, between 3am and 4am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He also had cash, his phone, and designer jacket stolen.<\/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\/mini-driver-jailed-after-capture-32497287\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Mini driver jailed after capture close to where famous Italian Job scene was filmed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p 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class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No arrests have been made and inquiries continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police are appealing for information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a statement, police said today, Wednesday, September 17: &#8220;We are appealing for information after a man was attacked and seriously injured in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/edgbaston\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edgbaston<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A man was attacked from behind with a weapon by another man in Stirling Road, Edgbaston, between 3am and 4am on 25 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The man suffered serious head injuries, and had cash, his phone, and designer jacket stolen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Since the incident, officers investigating have carried out several enquiries including CCTV, but despite these enquiries over a number of weeks we have been unable to identify who is involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We are now appealing to anyone who was in the area that may have spotted anything suspicious, no matter how small.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If you can help with our investigation you can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101 quoting crime reference number 20\/321639\/25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You can also speak to Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The victim suffered head injuries when he was hurt by another man on Stirling Road, in Edgbaston, 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