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Jacob Billington was with some old schoolmates when he was attacked in central Birmingham last Sunday.
Police told The Times that the 23-year-old and his friends were staying at an Ibis hotel, but instead of checking into the correct hotel, they must have misunderstood and ended up trying to check into the wrong hotel, where they did not. they did it. had reserved. There are two Ibis hotels in the city.
The mistake of the two hotels was fatal for the gang of friends when they came across the perpetrator who ended up taking Jacob Billington’s life. Several of his companions were also stabbed.
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The first report of the stabbing was received by the police at 00:30. The perpetrator held out for an hour and a half, before being arrested. Billington was found injured around 1:50 a.m. Sunday.
A total of seven other people were injured before the perpetrator was arrested.
The stabbing took place in four different locations. Another 23-year-old from Billington’s gang of friends was also seriously injured and is still in hospital, writes BBC.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
– We are completely devastated
– Jacob was the light in our lives, and we are completely devastated to have lost him. He was a fun, loving, and wonderful person who was loved by everyone he met. The loss of such a special person will be felt by all who have known him for many years, the family said in a statement.
Birmingham police have come under fire for failing to react quickly enough
“Responding to such criticism as early as now is of little use and makes the job of the police difficult,” Police Chief Dave Thompson told the BBC.
Describe the events as “extraordinary.”
– These are incidents that I have never seen before on our streets, he says.
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