{"id":527092,"date":"2025-10-25T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/527092\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T13:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:51:14","slug":"murder-probe-arrest-after-man-attacked-near-birmingham-train-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/527092\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder probe arrest after man attacked near Birmingham train station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after Alvin Callum, 76, sadly died following an attack near Perry Barr train station<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Image_20251024_081253_487jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Police on the A34 Birchfield Road in Perry Barr\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police on the A34 Birchfield Road in Perry Barr<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following an attack outside a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> train station.<\/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> said Alvin Callum was found in a serious condition after he was assaulted near <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/perry-barr\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Perry Barr<\/a> train station on Thursday, October 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Sadly, nothing could be done to save the 76-year-old victim.<\/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\/black-country\/wolverhampton-murder-manhunt-launched-after-32748462\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Murder manhunt launched after victim shot dead overnight<\/a><\/strong><\/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\/supercar-auction-after-police-seize-32739531\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Supercar auction after police seize Lamborghini, Porsche and Aston Martin from fraudster<\/a><\/strong><\/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\/drug-driver-caught-rolling-up-32739239\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Drug-driver caught rolling up spliff as he travelled on M6 in Birmingham<\/a><\/strong><\/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\/birminghams-20-best-secondary-schools-32724968\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham&#8217;s 20 best secondary schools in new exams league table<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Police said a 30-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder last night.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Image_20251024_081719_542jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Police at the scene in Perry Barr\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police at the scene in Perry Barr<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">In a statement, police said today, Saturday, October 25: &#8220;We\u2019ve arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of another man aged 76, who was attacked near <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/perry-barr\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Perry Barr<\/a> train station on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We were called to Birchfield Road by paramedics at around 9.50pm after Alvin Callum, aged 76, was found in a serious condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Sadly, nothing could be done to save Mr Callum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Our enquiries have established that he had earlier been assaulted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Last night at around 8.40pm, we arrested a man aged 30 in the Perry Barr area on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;He remains in custody today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We are supporting Mr Callum&#8217;s family, and our investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We are still asking for anyone with CCTV, dashcam, or mobile phone footage from the area at the time to get in touch, quoting log 5365 of 23 October.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after Alvin Callum, 76, sadly died following an 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