{"id":69685,"date":"2025-05-02T23:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T23:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/69685\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T23:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T23:45:10","slug":"fresh-appeal-after-assaults-at-birmingham-trans-rights-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/69685\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh appeal after \u2018assaults\u2019 at Birmingham trans rights rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Midlands Police officers are appealing for anyone with footage or who witnessed assaults in New Street area of Birmingham at a rally last weekend to come forward<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5_JS251599612.jpg\" alt=\"A generic image of a police officer and police van \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A generic image of a police officer and police van <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A new appeal has been launched by police after trouble at a trans rights rally 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>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A 32-year-old man was charged with two assaults after an incident in New Street on Saturday, April 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police said three people were \u2018pushed and spat at\u2019 during the demonstration but believed a number of other victims and witnesses had yet to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><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-charged-after-birmingham-city-31540781\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Man charged after Birmingham city centre spitting attacks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The rally took place in Hurst Street in Birmingham\u2019s Gay Village against the Supreme Court ruling on April 16 that the legal definition of a woman was based on biological sex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">At the rally protestors held up banners including \u2018Trans Rights are Human Rights\u2019, \u2018Segregation is Not Feminism\u2019 and \u2018Respect Existence or Expect Resistance\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><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 people who were in the area at the time may have filmed or witnessed incidents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><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 \">The force said: \u201cOfficers investigating a number of assaults at a demonstration in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham city centre<\/a> are continuing to appeal for victims to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cA 32-year-old man was charged with two assaults after the incident, which happened in New Street last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cOur enquiries are continuing and we believe a number of other victims and witnesses have yet to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe know a number of people were in the area at the time and may have filmed or witnessed what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWhile our investigation has made good progress so far, it\u2019s really important that we speak to everyone with information to build as clear a picture as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe are committed to keeping the streets of Birmingham safe for everyone who visits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cOur teams carry out operations and patrols daily and always investigate any crime reports we receive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cAnyone with further information or who saw what happened can get in touch via 101 or Live Chat quoting crime number 20\/222244\/25.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Midlands Police officers are appealing for anyone with footage or who witnessed assaults in New Street 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