• 10 months ago
The teenage boy who died after being stabbed in Victoria Square has been named by police who say the case is not gang-related. Officers believe Muhammad Hassam Ali who was murdered in broad daylight on Saturday, was 'a tragic case of mistaken identity'.

Tributes have been paid to a 96-year-old former soap actor who was killed after being hit by a van this week. Charmian Abrahams was struck on Lordswood Road in Harborne just before midday on Monday. Police are conducting enquiries and appealing for further witnesses.

Thousands attended a pro-Palestine demonstration in Birmingham on Saturday. Campaigners with Birmingham Stop the War Coalition set off from Sparkhill Park at noon before eventually reaching St Martin's Square. At least 40 other demonstrations took place across the country.
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00:00 Now, your latest news update for Birmingham. The teenage boy who died after being stabbed
00:05 in Victoria Square has been named by police, who say the case is not gang related. Officers
00:11 believe Muhammad Hussam Ali, who was murdered in broad daylight on Saturday, was a tragic
00:17 case of mistaken identity.
00:20 Tributes have been paid to a 96-year-old former soap actor who was killed after being hit
00:25 by a van this week. Charmian Ibrahims was struck on Lords Road in Harbourne just before
00:31 midday on Monday. Police are conducting inquiries and appealing for further witnesses.
00:38 Thousands attended a pro-Palestine demonstration in Birmingham on Saturday. Campaigners with
00:43 Birmingham Stop the War Coalition set off from Sparkhill Park at noon before eventually
00:48 reaching St Martin's Square. At least 40 other demonstrations took place across the country.

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