Call for more police officers in Stourbridge after 16-year-old boy stabbed to death
"We desperately need more police officers in Stourbridge" is the urgent appeal from the people across the proud Black Country town following a spate of horrific violence.
Last weekend, Stourbridge was rocked by the tragic death of 16-year-old Joseph Riches who was stabbed in Coventry Street.
Joseph, described as a “happy and loving son” by his devastated mother, was driven to Orchard Close in Rowley Regis where an ambulance was called.
Nothing could be done to save him and he died at the scene.
Just last month, a man was threatened with a knife following a late-night altercation at the Crown Shopping Centre while, back in 2017, popular amateur footballer Ryan Passey, aged 24, was knifed to death at Chicago’s nightclub.
However, the latest tragedy has led to an urgent appeal to see an increased police presence in Stourbridge.
In an open letter issued to the town’s MP Suzanne Webb, West Midlands Police Chief Superintendent Anthony Tagg and the Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster, councillor Cat Eccles is calling on urgent action to restore safety and confidence across Stourbridge.
