{"id":942692,"date":"2026-05-07T00:43:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/942692\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:43:30","slug":"police-update-after-blood-stained-car-abandoned-on-birmingham-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/942692\/","title":{"rendered":"Police update after blood-stained car abandoned on Birmingham street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The alarm was raised after a blood stained car was abandoned<\/p>\n<p>17:02, 06 May 2026Updated 18:21, 06 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A general view of Millhouse Road, Yardley\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Millhouse-Road-YardleyJPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A general view of Millhouse Road, Yardley\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A general view of Millhouse Road, Yardley(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">West Midlands Police cordoned off a city road after a blood stained car was discovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers were called to Millhouse Road, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/yardley-and-stechford\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Yardley<\/a>, around 4.35pm on Tuesday (May 5), after receiving reports that a suspicious looking vehicle had been abandoned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The road was sealed off while investigation took place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/shakeel-afsar-arrested-blackmail-probe-33862777\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Read More: Shakeel Afsar arrested in blackmail probe linked to legal bill for LGBT education protest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Enquiries revealed that a man had been assaulted elsewhere and he had made his way to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His injuries were not said to be &#8216;life-changing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"Click hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/secret-getting-best-birminghamlives-stories-33397616\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">West Midlands Police<\/a> said: &#8220;We responded to reports of a car being abandoned with blood inside it on Millhouse Road, Yardley, yesterday afternoon (5 May) just after 4.35pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A cordon was put in place and further enquiries found a man had reported being assaulted in a different location and had made his way to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;His injuries are not believed to be life-changing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our enquiries into what happened are continuing.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The alarm was raised after a blood stained car was abandoned 17:02, 06 May 2026Updated 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