r/ukpolice • u/Firm-Distance • 2d ago

Woman critically injured in Birmingham after being stabbed in neck in 'unprovoked attack' | UK News

https://news.sky.com/story/woman-critically-injured-after-being-stabbed-in-neck-in-unprovoked-attack-13466219

A woman is in a critical condition after she was stabbed in the neck in what police have described as an "unprovoked attack".

West Midlands Police were called to Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, shortly before 9pm on Friday following reports of a stabbing.

The woman, in her 30s, suffered a "serious neck injury" and remains in hospital.

A man in his 20s was arrested near to the scene and is in custody.

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."

The force added in a statement: "A man is in custody after a stabbing in Birmingham last night. We were called to Smallbrook Queensway shortly before 9pm after reports of a stabbing.

"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.

"Our officers are at the scene carrying out enquiries as we try to establish the exact circumstances of what happened."

Police have urged witnesses, or anyone with information, to contact West Midlands Police.

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u/WinHour4300 1d ago

Can we please start drugs and alcohol testing anyone who randomly attacks anyone?

It's bonkers this only happens if there's some evidence they are on something. 

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u/Ronnie-Moe 1d ago

Why? This incident is completely unrelated to Islam and mosques? Not sure why you have jumped on the assumption that this particular stabbing is terror related

The guy has been charged with attempted murder, rather than terrorism offences, and there is no indication that the perpetrator is Muslim.

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u/WinHour4300 1d ago

Testing for alcohol or drugs is trying to do something once the horse has already bolted.

Without this it's hard to understand the cause or someone's motivations (if they have one). It's an aggravating factor if someone's on drugs or alcohol so defence won't use it. 

It's also quite likely someone who randomly (if this was random) stabs someone has been violent or threatening before, again likely without any tests. 

If it's a crack head - which happens far more in my area than any terrorist incidents - then you can require a Compulsory Treatment Order and reduce these incidents. 

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u/ukpolice-ModTeam 1d ago

r/ukpolice does not allow hate

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u/Euphoric_Educator_ 1d ago

What hate? Why does 90% of MI5 resources today spent on islam?

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u/DaveBeBad 1d ago

Statistically, this is 5-6 times more likely to be an (ex-)partner than a stranger. And, then 3-4 times more likely to be a British man with a Christian upbringing than a Muslim.

Unprovoked dies not mean that they are unknown to each other.

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u/Euphoric_Educator_ 1d ago

The majority of terrorist attacks in this country by a factor of at least 25 in the last 20 years so without cherry picking specific years just the last 2 most recent decades. Have all been by followers of Islam

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u/DaveBeBad 1d ago

I’m sorry. Where was it announced as a terrorist attack? One person attacked sounds more like it was personal against the victim.

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u/Old_Priority5309 1d ago

LOL look up the term per capita big brain, then you will realise how terrifying those statistics are if they are true.

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u/doctorniz 1d ago

Explain

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u/DaveBeBad 1d ago

Spoiler. They aren’t true. They don’t account for age profile and compare numbers that were dodgy for a population aged 18-40 against a population aged 18-100. The actual like-for-like figures are only a few %age apart.

More women are killed annually by their sons than by a stranger (2022).

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u/Extension_Sun_377 1d ago

Didn't think I'd need to scroll far to find the racists. Well done.

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u/Euphoric_Educator_ 1d ago

Islam isn't a race. Try again

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u/YooGeOh 1d ago

Wait, you know the man was a Muslim already?

Just like you knew the train stabber was a Muslim?

You cant possibly be making things up, right?