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A night out in Birmingham, UK, ends fatally: On Saturday night, a knife fight escalates between young people. One person died and seven others were injured, West Midlands police said Sunday. The seriously injured are a man and a woman.
Steve Graham of the responsible police department spoke of a “random attack without a clear motive.” There is no connection between the victims. He also ruled out racism as a motive.
Police colleague David Jamieson blames the corona pandemic for an increase in violence among young people. In view of the fear of the future and the repressed feelings, this was “almost inevitable”, said the police expert. But he didn’t mean to say that was the reason for the knife fight in Birmingham.
Fighting is nothing new in Birmingham
The incident occurred at the popular festival and gay district “Gay Village” along Hurst Street. There are many bars and clubs there. It is said that that night they celebrated a “multicultural night”. After the knife fight, the area was cordoned off on a large scale.
A promoter of the club told the “Mirror” that there had been a big fight and that several people had left the clubs and bars of the “Arcadian Center”.
A promoter told the BBC: “I have worked in the club scene for over two years and seen fights over and over again, but tonight the behavior and body language of those affected were different.”
There were also stab wound attacks in London on Saturday night. Five people were injured, one of them possibly fatal, as announced by the police. Five people were arrested, according to Scotland Yard. Knife stabs are a big problem in the UK. (SDA / hac)
