West Midlands Police Chief Superintendent Steve Graham said the stabbing incidents occurred at Constitution Hill, Livery Street, Irving Street and Hurst Street in several locations in Birmingham City from 12.30am to 2.30pm. He added that the police were treating him as a “connected category”.
Police will review the CCTV footage and make a public appeal to anyone in the area at the time.
The condition of two people at the hospital is critical, Graham said.
He told a news conference on Sunday morning that there was no indication that the incident was motivated by hatred. “It appears to be a random attack because we found no link between the victims.”
He added that “there is no suggestion of terrorism in this regard.”
Police are searching for a male suspect, Graham said. No arrests have been made.
She said she had seen fights in the Arcadian Club area in the past that usually come from over-drinking people but this one seemed different. She said it seems “absolutely targeted” between “a group of boys versus another” and that they are using many ethnic breeds.
But he told the BBC: “It wasn’t just blacks against Asians or whites against anyone else. It was a lot of groups of friends from all different cultures going to each other. So he didn’t know she was running a race. It was like group after group. “
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