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Man stabbed and woman injured near Birmingham primary school
A 32-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing outside Rosary Catholic Primary School left one man seriously injured and a woman with non-life-threatening wounds, police said.
- Shortly after midday on March 3, West Midlands Police said a man was stabbed on Bridge Road, Alum Rock, and a 32-year-old man has been arrested and is in police custody.
- Outside Rosary Catholic Primary School, a lockdown and early dismissal at 14:20 GMT were enforced, with parents gathering at a police cordon and a nearby nursery also locked down.
- Armed officers and ambulance crews, including an air ambulance, found a male victim with serious injuries and gave advanced life support while a woman received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
- Detective Superintendent James Munro, West Midlands Police, said the incident is contained with a man in custody; police are reviewing CCTV, speaking to the local community, and urge witnesses to call 101 quoting log number 2105 of 3 March or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
- Eyewitnesses said a good Samaritan drove at the alleged knifeman before he barricaded himself inside residential flats near Bridge Road, with images showing a woman with bloodied hands and an arm dangling from a building.
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Several people were injured in a stabbing incident outside a primary school and a church in Birmingham on Tuesday, prompting a major armed police response and the deployment of an air ambulance. Police were called to Bridge Road in the Alum Rock area shortly after 12:06 p.m. following reports that a man had been seriously injured. Officers arriving at the scene found a victim in the street outside Our Lady of the Rosary and St Therese of Lisieux…
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