{"id":452729,"date":"2025-09-26T11:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/452729\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:56:13","slug":"man-attacked-at-birmingham-wetherspoons-with-pub-shut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/452729\/","title":{"rendered":"Man attacked at Birmingham Wetherspoon\u2019s with pub shut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man has been attacked at The Spread Eagle pub in Warwick Road with the pub shut and sealed off by police while investigations continue<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Acocks-Green-incident-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Spread Eagle Wetherspoon's pub in Warwick Road, Acocks Green has been sealed off by police, with police tape around the pub and slip road and a police officer and car within the cordon\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Spread Eagle Wetherspoon&#8217;s pub in Warwick Road, Acocks Green has been sealed off by police after a man was attacked at the venue on Thursday night <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A man was rushed to hospital after he was attacked at a Birmingham Wetherspoon\u2019s pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">It happened at The Spread Eagle pub in Warwick Road, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/acocks-green\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Acocks Green<\/a>, yesterday, Thursday, September 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Emergency services called at around 10.45pm found a man in his 50s with serious head injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><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-asks-schoolgirl-get-in-32553946\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Man asks schoolgirl to &#8216;get in&#8217; his van outside pub<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He was treated at the scene before before being taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A spokeswoman for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-ambulance-service\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Ambulance Service<\/a> said: \u201cWe were called to an incident at a property on Warwick Road in Acocks Green in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> at 11pm last night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cAnd sent an ambulance and a Medical Emergency Response Incident Team trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cOn arrival, crews found a man in a serious condition and immediately administered specialist trauma care before conveying him to hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Acocks-Green-incident-2.jpg\" alt=\"A second view of the police cordon surrounding The Spread Eagle Wetherspoon's pub in Warwick Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>A second view of the police cordon surrounding The Spread Eagle Wetherspoon&#8217;s pub in Warwick Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The pub remained cordoned off and shut to the public today while investigations continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A spokesman for Wetherspoon\u2019s said: \u201cThe police forensic team is currently in the pub. The pub will remain closed while this work is being carried out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cOur thoughts are with the gentleman who was attacked, and to his family and friends too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><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=\"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\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><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> confirmed it was investigating. A spokesman for the force said: \u201cWe&#8217;re investigating after a man was assaulted in Warwick Road, Acocks Green, at around 10.45pm yesterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cThe man, in his 50s, has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cWe&#8217;re reviewing CCTV in the area as part of our enquiries and anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101, and quote 20\/389084\/25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Anyone with any information can also contact independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously by calling 08000 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man has been attacked at The Spread Eagle pub in Warwick Road with the pub shut and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[45883,188,12,16,15,8596,7830,15257],"class_list":{"0":"post-452729","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-acocks-green","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-west-midlands-ambulance-service","15":"tag-west-midlands-police","16":"tag-wetherspoon"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115270476456796505","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452729","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=452729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}