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‘Somali’ man, 27, captured in swoop on home after running amok in Birmingham with knife leaving one dead
2020-09-08
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Suspect, 27, has now been arrested following the horrific knife attacks against several people in Birmingham

  • Neighbours claim man, who they say lives in rented semi-detached house, was Islamic 'possibly a schizophrenic'

  • Police were called to reports of a stabbing in Birmingham city centre at around 12.30am on Sunday morning

  • The horror attacks left one man dead and seven others injured whom police say were targeted at random

  • West Midlands Police say there were a number of other stabbings in the Gay Village and Snow Hill areas

Armed police today dragged the 27-year-old suspect out of his home in a dramatic 4am raid in the Selly Oak area of the city, around three miles from the scene of the frenzied attack that broke out the early hours of Sunday.

The 'terrified' man was still wearing his pyjamas when firearms officers swooped on his house and handcuffed him.

Three other people, two men and a woman, were arrested from the same address on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Now, his neighbours in the quiet cul-de-sac claim the suspect - who they say lives in a rented semi-detached house with friends - 'was mentally disturbed and possibly a schizophrenic'. Another called him an 'oddball' who spent his days riding the bus.

The random attacks which took place across 90 minutes in four areas of Birmingham city centre sparked a huge manhunt for the knifeman - as police launch an investigation into how the stabbing spree was allowed to continue for almost two hours.

A 23-year-old man was killed, while a woman, 32, and another man, 19, are in a critical condition and five others suffered less serious injuries. Horrified witnesses revealed how they saw the 'chilled' suspect stab random victims in the head and neck and, when confronted, say 'whatever'.

A witness to the stabbings described the moment he saw a woman 'stabbed in the neck' during the horror attack.

Bar owner Savvas Sfrantziz says he saw the man, who he describes as 'black, in his 20s and wearing a hoodie', stab the woman 'several times' in the neck before 'walking away'.

The Telegraph has more details of the unnamed gentleman’s route, adding this key detail:
A security guards’ chatroom sent out a description of the suspect, warning local bar owners to be vigilant.

"The suspect is described as 5ft 5 in, a male of Somalia descent, dark skinned & wearing dark clothing - a hoodie and tracksuit bottoms," it said.
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