{"id":476820,"date":"2025-10-05T22:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/476820\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T22:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T22:38:13","slug":"police-statement-after-stabbing-outside-bullring-in-birmingham-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/476820\/","title":{"rendered":"Police statement after stabbing outside Bullring in Birmingham city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 17-year-old male sustained a knife wound to his arm in a fight outside the Bullring<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_JS219108778.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police cordon in Far Gosford Street, Coventry, after three people were injured in a shooting on September 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A teenager was stabbed outside the Bullring 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> today, leading police to cordon off the busy area.<\/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> were called to a set of stairs near to the famous bull statue at around 5pm on Sunday (October 5), where they found the injured boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He was treated for a knife wound to his arm, which is not said to be life-threatening, and was taken to hospital<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/serious-incident-outside-birminghams-bullring-32615999\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Serious incident outside Birmingham&#8217;s Bullring as police set up cordons<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The walkway next to the old Zara was immediately cordoned off with officers standing guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">WMP is investigating and appealing to anyone with information to contact them urgently.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759703893_694_2_cc1ddee15af4b484e765ab6dc74f5fe2JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordons have been placed across a walkway next to the former Zara shop in the Bullring\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Cordons have been placed across a walkway next to the former Zara shop in the Bullring(Image: Jordan Hart)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">West Midlands Police said: &#8220;We were called to disorder which broke out close to the Bullring shortly after 5pm today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;A 17-year-old boy received a non life-threatening stab injury to his arm and was taken to hospital for treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Witness Jordan Hart, 27, from Sheldon, said he saw a person lying on the kerb near the station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He said: &#8220;I saw about eight police cars, two British Transport armed police officers and two officers on bike patrol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The cordons are outside the Bullring and the other cordon is across the little gulley way leading to the bull statue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The police are just standing within the cordon and people are asking what&#8217;s happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;There were crowds just standing and watching hoping to see something.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;It just seems to be getting worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The police added: &#8220;We are appealing for witnesses or for anyone with any information to contact us on 101 quoting crime reference number 20\/399529\/25.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 17-year-old male sustained a knife wound to his arm in a fight outside the BullringPolice cordon 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