«Breaking News» Murder hunt is launched after youth, 18, is stabbed to death on the streets of Birmingham

A murder investigation is under way after a boy believed to be aged 18 became the third teenager in a fortnight to be stabbed to death in Birmingham, prompting the former CPS chief to ask why the city's violent crime is being ignored. 

The unnamed youngster was pronounced dead at the scene in Bordesley Green shortly after 2pm on Monday, West Midlands Police said.

Nazir Afzal OBE, former Chief Prosecutor of the CPS in North West England who oversaw the Rochdale child sex abuse case, confirmed on Twitter that the victim was in fact 18 and his sister-in-law's nephew. 

He said: 'Sadly, my sister-in-laws nephew, 18, was stabbed to death today in Birmingham. 

'With Brexit: is anyone paying attention to double figure murders in Bham this yr London is much safer proportionately Where’s the outrage? Why do our children have to die?' 

Police on Norwood Road, Birmingham where the boy's body was found around 2pm today

Officers said the victim was found seriously injured in Norwood Road and was pronounced dead despite efforts by emergency crews to save him.

The latest stats show that in December alone, Birmingham saw 7,252 violent crimes where London saw 18,469 - disproportionate considering London has three times the population of the UK's second city. 

There were 71,850 violent crimes in Birmingham from January to December last year and 207,664 in the capital, 2.8 times as much as the Midlands city.  

Locals told Birmingham Live that the boy killed today was a 'respectful kid' and a college student studying a trade and was on his way to the gym when he was attacked.  

West Midlands Police said in a statement: 'The investigation is at an early stage and no arrests have yet been made.

'Officers are speaking to witnesses and identifying CCTV. The scene remains sealed off this evening.

The force also revealed that officers will also be using Section 60 powers, giving them the ability to stop and search people without reasonable grounds 'where they believe there to be a risk of violence.'

The move prompted debate online with one local mother commenting saying that her 19-year-old son got stopped and she 'didn't care' before adding: 'If you're carrying nothing you've got nothing to hide.' 

West Midlands Police said in a statement that no arrests have yet been made

Pictures from the scene show a silver Volvo 4X4 covered by a tarpaulin behind a police cordon.  

The latest offence occurred five days after 16-year-old Abdullah Muhammad was discovered fatally wounded near a park in Small Heath.

Another teenager, Sidali Mohamed, also 16, died in hospital on February 15 after being attacked outside a college in Balsall Heath.

The latest incident prompted Majid Mahmood, Councillor for the Bromford and Hodge Hill ward, to tweet: 'Is anywhere safe in Birmingham?' 

MP for Dudley, Ian Austin, tweeted calleing for an urgent meeting with Home Secretary Sajid Javid MP over concerns about 'violent crime'.  

He also said West Midlands Police 'need more to keep people safe', having 'lost over 2,000 officers.' 

The latest death also saw people online react in disbelief to the frequency of stabbings.

Hussain Brooks said on Facebook: 'Omg not another one?' while Seth Zoubir Winter said: 'Another one. It's going crazy.' 

Sam Carolan said the daylight stabbings are 'just the norm now for Birmingham'.  Emma Jane Bottrill asked: 'When is this going to stop?!'

Anyone with information is urged to contact police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk, via 101, or via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The stabbing follows the death of two more youngsters in recent weeks. Pictured on the left is Abdullah Muhammad, 16, who was killed five days ago. Pictured right is Sidali Mohamed, also 16, who died in hospital on February 15 after being attacked outside a college

 

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