Woman critically injured in 'unprovoked' Birmingham stabbing

Police were called to an attack in Smallbrook Queensway last night

Author: Gavin RutterPublished 8th Nov 2025
Last updated 8th Nov 2025

A man has been arrested after a stabbing in Birmingham last night.

Police were called to Smallbrook Queensway shortly before 9pm.

A woman in her 30s was taken to hospital with a serious neck injury where she remains in a critical condition.

A man in his 20s was arrested close to the scene and is in custody at this time.

Officers remain at the scene as they try to establish what happened.

Detective Inspector James Nix said: “We believe this was an unprovoked attack and are working to understand why it happened.

“We will have officers in the area today to continue our investigation and provide reassurance.

“We are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with this incident.”

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