Coventry man charged over Birmingham stabbing
It happened in the city centre on Tuesday
West Midlands Police has charged a man over the stabbing of a woman in Birmingham city centre on Tuesday morning. (16 Aug).
Asim Abdulrasul was detained shortly after she was found with injuries in Temple Row at around 9.50am.
The 46-year-old, from Coventry, has now been charged with attempted murder and possessing a knife in public.
He’s been remanded into police custody and is set to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court today (18 Aug).
Officers are thanking brave members of the public, who intervened to protect the woman.
They believe this undoubtedly prevented her from suffering more serious injuries.
A 26-year-old woman, who is known to the man, was taken to hospital.
Her injuries were not life-threatening and she's since been discharged.