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A knifeman launched a frenzied 90-minute attack in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday Jacob Billington, 23, was stabbed to death while seven others were injured A huge manhunt was launched with CCTV released of the killer A suspect was arrested at 4am today in Selly Oak Horrified witnesses say the knifeman plunged a knife into a man's head 'after confronting him over a girl' The knifeman also 'told horrified witnesses "Whatever" when they confronted him over the rampage' Police say the victims were picked at random by the killer as he "calmly" walked through the city They are facing questions over the length of time it took to arrest the suspect as MPs claim it cost the murder victim 'his life' The force has set up a hotline for anyone who has information - 0800 056 0944 A man and a woman, 30 and 22, are also fighting for life in hospital after suffering serious stab wounds. … [Read more...] about Birmingham stabbings: Family of victim, 23, pay tribute to ‘light of our life’ after he died in 90-min knife rampage

West Midlands police commissioner says rise in violence 'almost inevitable' due to Covid The West Midlands police and crime commissioner has said a rise in violence was 'almost inevitable' due to the pandemic in the wake of a spate of stabbings in Birmingham.    … [Read more...] about Twist of fate that cost Birmingham stabbing victim his life: 23-year-old and his badly injured friend ‘were only at the scene of the attack after heading to the WRONG Ibis hotel following a night out’

A knifeman launched into a frenzied 90-minute attack in Birmingham yesterday morning One man, 23, was stabbed to death while seven others were injured in the horror A huge manhunt was launched with CCTV released of the killer The suspect was eventually arrested at 4am today in Selly Oak Horrified witnesses say the man plunged a knife into a man's head 'after confronting him over a girl' The knifeman also 'told horrified witnesses "Whatever" when they confronted him over the rampage' Police say the victims were picked at random by the killer as he "calmly" walked through the city They are facing questions over the length of time it took to arrest the suspect as MPs claim it cost the murder victim 'his life' The force has set up a hotline for anyone who has information - 0800 056 0944 Officers then brought out the suspect, who was arrested suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder, more than 24 hours after the horror in the city centre in the early hours of Sunday … [Read more...] about Birmingham stabbing: Cops arrested suspect in his pyjamas after 1 dead and seven injured in 90-min knife rampage

Police wrote on Twitter that the 27-year-old man had been arrested at around 4 a.m. Monday local time, suspected of being responsible for the murder and all seven counts of attempted murder. … [Read more...] about Birmingham police arrest one man over deadly stabbing attack

"Where was the monitoring? Both the public and police were put at further risk. There is a person dead. How was this man able to go on a two-hour spate? … [Read more...] about Birmingham knife rampage suspect who ‘killed 1 and left 7 injured’ freed from prison just five months ago