{"id":590826,"date":"2025-11-24T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/590826\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:30:20","slug":"two-teens-arrested-after-yassin-alama-stabbed-to-death-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/590826\/","title":{"rendered":"Two teens arrested after Yassin Alama stabbed to death in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following Yassin Alama&#8217;s death<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_yassinAlama.png\" alt=\"Yassin Alama\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Yassin Alama was tragically stabbed to death in Handsworth Wood(Image: Yassin Alama)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Two teenagers have been arrested &#8211; one on suspicion of murder &#8211; after Yassin Alama was tragically stabbed to death in Handsworth Wood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Yassin Alama, 19, was fatally stabbed at the junction of Stamford Road and Hutton Road in Handsworth on Sunday, November 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Detectives investigating Mr Alama&#8217;s death arrested two people yesterday, November 23.<\/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: <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/married-man-accused-raping-runaway-32931568\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Married man accused of raping runaway girl tells court it was &#8216;obvious&#8217; she was interested in him<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A 17-year-old boy was arrested from a property 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> on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">An 18-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Mr Alama&#8217;s family have been made aware of the arrests and continue to be supported by specialist police officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Anyone with information about this tragedy should contact <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>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A force spokesperson said: &#8220;Officers investigating the murder of Yassin Alama have made an arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;A 17-year-old boy was arrested from a property 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> yesterday on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;An 18-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Thank you to everyone who shared our earlier appeal for information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Yassin\u2019s family have been updated on the latest developments and we continue to support them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We are continuing our enquiries after Yassin was fatally stabbed in Handsworth on November 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Anyone who knows more about the circumstances around Yassin&#8217;s death can call 101 quoting log 3135 of November 16.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following Yassin Alama&#8217;s deathYassin Alama was tragically 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