Black Country news and blogs Tuesday 7 January 2014
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Two men plead guilty over Hillfields assault
Coventry Telegraph 6 Jan 14
Carl Swinburn and Anthony Owen Swinburn both pleaded guilty at the crown court in Leamington…
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Sandwell nurse struck off over morphine assault on patient
Express & Star 4 Jan 14
A Sandwell nurse who forced morphine through a tube into the stomach of a man suffering from motor neurone disease has been thrown out of the profession.
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CCTV images released following Birmingham bus assault
WM Police Birmingham West & Central 3 Jan 14
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Northfield stab attack case becomes murder probe after victim dies
Birmingham Mail 2 Jan 14
Woman in custody over assault upon 71-year-old Barry Wilkins…
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Police arrest man over sexual assault on Wolverhampton teenager
Birmingham Mail 31 Dec 13
The man was arrested in connection with a sexual assault on an 18-year-old woman in Barnhurst Lane…
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Police arrest man in connection with Wolverhampton sex assault
WM Police Wolverhampton 31 Dec 13
Detectives investigating a sex assault in Wolverhampton on Sunday evening have today arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the…
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Lichfield commuters asked for help to identify CCTV woman
Lichfield Live 31 Dec 13
CCTV of the woman police want to speak to Police are hoping Lichfield commuters can help trace a woman they want to speak to in connection with an assault.
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Appeal following serious assault in Wolverhampton
WM Police Wolverhampton 28 Dec 13
POLICE in Wolverhampton are investigating a serious assault in the early hours of Christmas Day on a 20-year-old man following a possible…
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Racially aggravated assault and Asda dangerous driving among cases heard by Coventry magistrates
Coventry Telegraph 28 Dec 13
Round-up of cases that came before Coventry Magistrates Court on October 11-18…
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Police hunt for man after sex assault in Birmingham pub
Express & Star 28 Dec 13
Police want to trace this man after a pub worker was sexually assaulted.
Local news
CCTV images released following Longbridge pub sexual assault
B31 Voices 27 Dec 13
West Midlands Police have today released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in relation to a sexual assault at… more »…
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Man wanted after sexual assault at Birmingham pub
Birmingham Mail 27 Dec 13
Cleaner was grabbed by man at The Cambridge…
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Images released after Birmingham pub assault
WM Police Birmingham South 27 Dec 13
CCTV images of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a member of staff at a pub in Longbridge have been released by…
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Suspected phone thieves caught on camera
Birmingham Mail 24 Dec 13
CCTV of pair believed to be involved in theft and assault on Erdington bus released by police…
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Road closed after ‘sex assault’
BBC News 21 Dec 13
A Birmingham city centre road is closed while police investigate reports a serious sexual assault took place there.
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The latest Tamworth cases from Magistrates Court
Tamworth Herald 20 Dec 13
Kevin James Turner, aged 39, of Ferrers Road, Bolehall, Tamworth.
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Police seek men after assault inside Walsall pizza shop leaves…
Walsall Advertiser 19 Dec 13
AN extremely vicious assault by a gang of men in a Walsall pizza shop left one man needing surgery.
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CCTV clues to Walsall pizza shop attack
WM Police Walsall 19 Dec 13
POLICE have released images of a group of men they would like to speak to in connection with a town centre assault.
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Man arrested over sexual assault of 16-year-old on Walsall bus
Birmingham Mail 18 Dec 13
The 38-year-old suspect was detained after he was spotted by a fellow passenger…
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Man, 36, arrested after bus sex assault on Walsall teenage girl
Walsall Advertiser 18 Dec 13
DETECTIVES investigating an allegation of sexual assault on a bus, against a teenage girl from Walsall, have made an arrest.
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Man arrested after bus sex assault
WM Police Walsall 18 Dec 13
DETECTIVES investigating an allegation of sexual assault on a bus have arrested a 38-year-old man.
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Sex assault suspect held after alleged teen victim spots him on bus
Express & Star 18 Dec 13
A sex assault suspect was arrested after his alleged 16-year-old victim spotted him on the same bus she was attacked on.
Saddlers
Sam Mantom eyes strong Walsall run
Express & Star 17 Dec 13
Sam Mantom today urged Walsall to use the festive period as the launchpad for an assault on the League One play-offs.
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Police hunting for person who may have suffered dog bite during Wolverhampton assault
Birmingham Mail 14 Dec 13
Officers believe man or woman involved is attacker – or a vital witness…
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Police Appeal After Train Assault
Free Radio 14 Dec 13
British Transport Police is appealing for information after a group of friends from Worcester were assaulted on board a train at Birmingham Moor Street station.
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Police hunt for ‘bunny girl’ over attack on Birmingham train
Birmingham Mail 14 Dec 13
Blonde among group of four wanted for questioning over unprovoked assault…
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Search for bunny girl over unprovoked train attack
Express & Star 14 Dec 13
Dressed in a skimpy black bunny girl-style outfit she looks fit for a fancy dress party – but this is the woman police are looking for in connection with an assault on a train.
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Police hunting for Wolverhampton dog attack victim
Express & Star 14 Dec 13
Police are searching for a man or woman possibly suffering from a dog bite who may hold vital clues to an assault.
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Appeal to trace Wolverhampton attacker
Signal 107 13 Dec 13
The offender may have a dog bite Police are searching for a man or woman possibly suffering from a dog bite who may hold vital clues to a Wolverhampton assault.
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Appeal to trace Wolverhampton attacker
WM Police Wolverhampton 13 Dec 13
POLICE are searching for a man or woman possibly suffering from a dog bite who may hold vital clues to a Wolverhampton assault.
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Student speaks of taxi sex assault
BBC News 13 Dec 13
A woman explains how a sexual assault by a bogus taxi driver in Birmingham has affected her life.
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Teen victim of Birmingham sex assault warns against getting into bogus taxis
Birmingham Mail 13 Dec 13
Party-goer climbed to sex predator’s car in Broad Street thinking it was a private hire taxi…
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Bogus cabbie sex assault victim urges Christmas partygoers to stay safe
WM Police YouTube Channel 13 Dec 13
Bogus cabbie sex assault victim urges Christmas partygoers to stay safe A SEX assault victim attacked by a bogus taxi driver following a night out in Birmingham has urged Christmas revellers to stay safe over the festive party season.
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Bogus cabbie sex assault victim urges Christmas partygoes to stay safe
WM Police Walsall 13 Dec 13
A SEX assault victim attacked by a bogus taxi driver following a night out in Birmingham has urged Christmas revellers to stay safe over…
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Bogus cabbie sex assault victim urges Christmas partygoes to stay safe
WM Police Birmingham East 13 Dec 13
A SEX assault victim attacked by a bogus taxi driver following a night out in Birmingham has urged Christmas revellers to stay safe over…
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Bogus cabbie sex assault victim urges Christmas partygoes to stay safe
WM Police Wolverhampton 13 Dec 13
A SEX assault victim attacked by a bogus taxi driver following a night out in Birmingham has urged Christmas revellers to stay safe over…
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Bogus cabbie sex assault victim urges Christmas partygoes to stay safe
WM Police Coventry 13 Dec 13
p A SEX assault victim attacked by a bogus taxi driver following a night out in Birmingham has urged Christmas revellers to stay…
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Bogus cabbie sex assault victim urges Christmas partygoes to stay safe
WM Police Solihull 13 Dec 13
A SEX assault victim attacked by a bogus taxi driver following a night out in Birmingham has urged Christmas revellers to stay safe over…
Local news
Police hunt for Birmingham phone thief who punched victim in face
Birmingham Mail 12 Dec 13
Assault was by man claiming to be from Turkey and who gave his name as Aiden…
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Castle Vale man charged with attempted murder after Shard End stabbing
Tyburn Mail 11 Dec 13
A 34 year-old Castle Vale man has been charged with attempted murder following a serious assault in Shard End at the weekend.
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Troll’s sick sex threat tweet to Stan Collymore’s family
Birmingham Mail 11 Dec 13
Police investigate threat of assault sent to former Aston Villa striker…
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Man charged with attempted murder after Shard End stabbing
WM Police Birmingham East 10 Dec 13
?nbsp; A LABOURER has been charged with attempted murder following a serious assault in Shard End at the weekend…
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Man in court over assault on woman
BBC News 10 Dec 13
A man charged with an attack on a woman that left her critically ill in hospital is remanded in custody.
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CCTV appeal after rose seller injured in Birmingham nightclub assault
Express & Star 10 Dec 13
A rose seller was left with a broken hand after being attacked at a a city centre nightclub.
Blog feature
Morning Prayer – Dec 10
Vic the Vicar 10 Dec 13
Psalm 56 Have mercy on me, O God, for they trample over me; all day long they assault and oppress me.
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Rose seller assaulted in city centre nightclub
WM Police Birmingham West & Central 10 Dec 13
p br / A ROSE seller was left with broken bones following an assault in a city centre…
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Coventry woman ‘critical’ after attack – man in court accused of assault
WM Police Coventry 9 Dec 13
p A COVENTRY man has been charged in connection with an attack that has left a woman fighting for her life in…
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Two arrested after serious assault in Shard End
Birmingham Mail 9 Dec 13
Victim was taken to hospital following the attack in Kendrick Avenue around 6.30pm on Sunday…
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Serious assault in Shard End
Tyburn Mail 8 Dec 13
Two men have been arrested following a serious assault in Shard End tonight.
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Thug raped teen months after being freed from prison for identical attack
Birmingham Mail 6 Dec 13
Birmingham sex attacker David Brierley jailed for life over horrific assault on 18-year-old…