Detectives examining mobile phone video of stabbing in Birmingham

A man was stabbed in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Author: Isabella HudsonPublished 25th Aug 2024
Last updated 25th Aug 2024

An attempted murder investigation is continuing in Birmingham this morning after a man in his 40s was stabbed.

Detectives are now examining mobile phone footage showing the incident.

Police were called to Dudley Road at its junction with Bellefield Road shortly before 1.30am yesterday morning,

The victim was taken to hospital after receiving a slash injury, where he remains in a stable condition.

Three men aged 34, 29 and 26 and a 22-year-old woman were all arrested after the attack.

The 34-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of attempted murder, while the woman aged 22 and man aged 26 have been released and will face no further action.

The 29-year-old man arrested has been charged with unrelated offences.

Police say they are aware of social media reports that the victim was with a baby in a pushchair at the time, but this not true, he was pushing a trolley of belongings.

The force says at this stage, detectives are not looking for anyone else as part of the investigation and it is be an isolated incident.

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