Soho Road probe as man ‘seriously injured’ in Handsworth street stabbing

A man has been knifed in a Birmingham street and left with ‘serious injuries’. The attack took place in Soho Road in Handsworth shortly before 6.30am on Tuesday (October 1).

West Midlands Police said they were called by paramedics to Holliday Road – which is of the main A41 Soho Road, at 6.30am. Officers found a 47-year-old man with serious injuries.

He was taken to hospital in a serious condition. Part of Soho Road has been cordoned off on Tuesday, outside Handsworth Library. A grey police evidence tent is covering an area to the side of the road next to a lamppost and planters near the junction with Thornhill Road.

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A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a stabbing on Holliday Road at 6.15am. One ambulance and a MERIT (Medical Emergency Response Intervention Team) trauma doctor, with a Critical Care Paramedic, attended the scene.

“On arrival we discovered one patient, a man. He was treated for potentially serious injuries before being taken to hospital.”

A cordoned off area in Soho Road, Handsworth, with a grey police evidence tent in the middle, following the stabbing of a 47-year-old man who was left in a 'serious condition'
A cordoned off area in Soho Road, Handsworth, with a grey police evidence tent in the middle, following the stabbing of a 47-year-old man who was left in a 'serious condition'

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We're investigating after a man was stabbed on Soho Road in Handsworth on Tuesday (October 1). We were called by paramedics at 6.30am to nearby Holliday Road, where the 47-year-old man was found.

“He was taken to hospital in serious condition. We remain at the scene on Soho Road this afternoon carrying out enquiries. Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch via 101 or Live Chat, quoting log 605 of today.” Alternatively, anyone with any details can contact independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.