A sexual predator who posed as a teenager to groom and exploit young boys online has been jailed. Ian Cheetham, 39, of no fixed address, contacted children through social media and engaged in explicit sexual conversations and activity. He shared indecent images and videos with victims aged under 15, lying about his age to take […]
A man in his 20s was hospitalized after a stabbing on Percy Road, Springfield, just after 1pm yesterday (7 November). Fortunately, his injuries are not considered life-threatening. Police investigators have been actively conducting house-to-house enquiries and collecting CCTV footage from the area to identify the attackers. They are also reviewing footage circulating online as part […]
A man and a woman have been charged with murder after the tragic death of a young man in Kings Norton earlier this week. Isaiah Marsh, 20, and Mya Marsh, 23, both from Kings Norton, face charges of murder and possessing a bladed article in connection with the death of 21-year-old Minister Enfrence. Mr Enfrence […]
A Birmingham man has received additional jail time after conspiring with his family to smuggle drug-soaked letters disguised as legal correspondence into prisons across the UK. Larry Thomas Barnett, aged 38, along with his father Larry Graham Barnett, aged 61, and stepmother Andrea Simpkin, aged 53, used their garden shed in Stechford as a base […]
A man has been jailed for more than 13 years after two ‘loving’ and ‘caring’ teenagers were killed whilst watching a street racing event in Oldbury. Ben Corfield and Liberty Charris died after 56-year-old Dhiya Al-Maamoury lost control of his heavily modified Nissan Skyline and crashed into a crowd of pedestrians standing on the pavement. […]
A third teenager has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Reuben Higgins on Station Road, Marston Green, Solihull. Abdurrahman Summers, 18, from Yardley, faces charges of murder and possession of a bladed article. He is scheduled to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow (Saturday) for his initial hearing. Reuben’s family has […]
A father and son from Derby have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for plotting to kill a Birmingham man in a revenge-driven conspiracy. Mohammed Aslam, aged 56, and his son, Mohammed Nazir, aged 30, of Elms Avenue, Derby, were jailed at Birmingham Crown Court today for their roles in a plan to murder the […]
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for firearms offences following a gang attack on a business in Smethwick last year, which left two men injured. Azeem Hussain, from Walsall, was among a group that targeted City Computers on Bertram Road, where shots were fired, and the shop’s windows and doors […]
Two people have been arrested following the tragic death of a man in his 20s in Kings Norton. A 21-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were detained on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody for questioning. The victim was discovered with severe injuries on Medway Grove on Tuesday morning and was sadly pronounced […]
Police are appealing for information after a man in his 20s was left blind in one eye following a brutal attack in Birmingham city centre. The incident occurred on Broad Street just before 5am on 8 September, when the victim was punched, resulting in severe facial injuries. The injuries were so significant that they have […]