Man arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies and two injured in triple stabbing
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a man died and two others were injured in a triple stabbing.
One of the victims was found in Soho Road with critical injuries at around 3.20am yesterday morning, but sadly died in hospital.
Two others, a man and a woman, were also taken to hospital to be treated for stab injuries.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said one of the male victims was in a critical condition when its crews arrived at the scene.
A spokeswoman said: “Three ambulances, two paramedic officers, a Merit trauma doctor and critical care paramedic were sent to the scene. On arrival, crews found a man in a critical condition and gave advanced life support before conveying him to hospital. Two further patients, a man and a woman, were given treatment by ambulance staff for serious injuries before being conveyed to hospital for further care.”
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We’re in the process of informing their next of kin and we’ll be doing all we can to support them at this devastating time. We’re working to establish if anyone else was injured, and if so we’d urge them to contact us.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact police via log 347 of 22 December.
