Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Walsall

Police arrested a man in Wolverhampton after a man died in Walsall.

Author: Molly HookingsPublished 9th Dec 2024

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a man was killed in Walsall at the weekend.

Officers were called to Lichfield Street just before 5 o'clock on Saturday morning (7 Dec).

A man aged 51 was found unconscious and injured and died at the scene.

Another man, 32, was arrested in Wolverhampton last night (8 Dec) and taken in for questioning. He remains in police custody.

West Midlands Police are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch: "Anyone with information, CCTV or phone footage which may assist us, is asked to contact us. You can do this via Live Chat on our website, by calling 101 and quoting log 610 of 7 December."

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