{"id":943387,"date":"2026-05-07T08:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/943387\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:24:19","slug":"man-who-died-in-burntwood-named-as-police-issue-murder-probe-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/943387\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who died in Burntwood named as police issue murder probe update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staffordshire Police has named the victim of an incident in Burntwood, which is being investigated as a murder, as well as issuing an update on the three suspects arrested on suspicion of murder and the dog which was stabbed<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene where a man has died in Burntwood with Staffordshire Police launching a murder investigation\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778142258_821_1_JS405177516.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police at the scene where a man has died in Burntwood with Staffordshire Police launching a murder investigation\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police at the scene where a man has died in Burntwood with Staffordshire Police launching a murder investigation<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The man fatally injured in an incident in a Staffordshire home has been named as police issue an update on the three people arrested on suspicion of \u2018murder\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The victim of the incident in Hazel Grove in Burntwood on Tuesday (May 5) has been named as Sashon Richards Brown, 32, of no fixed abode.<\/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\/staffordshire\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Staffordshire<\/a> Police said they were called to the road shortly before 9am to reports of people fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more<\/strong>:<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-bar-issues-statement-after-33893498\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Bar issues statement after man falls to his death<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers found Sashon Richards Brown with significant injuries.<\/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-ambulance-service\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">West Midlands Ambulance Service<\/a> confirmed they were called out at 9.17am and sent an ambulance, a paramedic officer, a trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic and a helicopter from the Midlands Air Ambulance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson said: \u201cOn arrival we discovered one patient, a man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAmbulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support but sadly, despite their best efforts it became apparent nothing could be done to save him and he was confirmed dead at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police officers guarding the entrance to Hazel Grove in Burntwood where a man died\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_JS405177505.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police officers guarding the entrance to Hazel Grove in Burntwood where a man died\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police officers guarding the entrance to Hazel Grove in Burntwood where a man died<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police confirmed the 32-year-old was pronounced dead shortly after 10am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And specialist officers are supporting his next of kin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A dog was also stabbed in the incident and was taken to emergency vets. It remains there in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/family-kids-news\/solihull-mums-changing-lives-after-33851817\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Mums changing lives after &#8216;suggesting a walk in the park and 100 women turned up&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In an update, a spokesperson for <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/staffordshire-police\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Staffordshire Police<\/a> said: \u201cWe are continuing our investigation to understand the circumstances surrounding the Sashon&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cTwo men, aged 32 and 27, and a woman, aged 33, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody as enquiries progress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve set up a public portal for people with any information that could help with our investigation to get in touch with us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIf you haven\u2019t already spoken to officers and you have information, get in touch using this <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/mipp.police.uk\/operation\/STAFFS26N03-PO1?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=Orlo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Public Portal link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cTo report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Staffordshire Police has named the victim of an incident in Burntwood, which is being investigated as a murder,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":940791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,604,31076,16,15,8596],"class_list":{"0":"post-943387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-staffordshire","13":"tag-staffordshire-police","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-west-midlands-ambulance-service"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116532339734818570","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/940791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}