Stabbing outside Bullring sparks tougher police patrols in Birmingham city centre

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A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed outside the Bullring in Birmingham city centre, with three teenagers now charged and remanded in custody. The attack comes days after the fatal stabbing of Katie Fox and recent fireworks disorder, piling pressure on police as they roll out extra patrols through the city’s busiest shopping and night-time streets.

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00:01Police were called to disorder outside the bullring just after 8 on a Thursday evening,

00:07where a 17-year-old boy had been stabbed near the bull statue.

00:11He was taken to hospital and officers say his injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.

00:17Even so, it was a knife attack in the city's main shopping zone.

00:21Detectives reviewed CCTV and spoke to witnesses through the night.

00:25Three suspects are now charged, 18-year-old Musa Gul and Zayn Hussein and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named.

00:32They are accused of wounding with intent a fry and carrying a knife and have been remanded to Birmingham Magistrates Court.

00:39Two of the men aged 18 and 22 were arrested and later bailed with strict conditions.

00:45This follows the fatal stabbing of 34-year-old Katie Fox on Smallbrook Queensway less than a week ago

00:52and fireworks disorder across New Street and Dale End on Halloween.

00:57Police say these incidents are separate but accept the run of violence has unsettled workers, shoppers and the night-time trade.

01:05The force points to falling knife crime across the wider region,

01:09yet violence and sexual offences still make up a large share of recorded crime in the city centre.

01:15With the Christmas market drawing crowds, officers have increased uniformed patrols and plainclothes teams

01:22around key routes linking the Bullring and New Street station.

01:26Detectives are still working to establish how Thursday's fight began and whether others were involved.

01:32For now, three teenagers are on remand, a boy is recovering from knife wounds

01:37and the pressure is on to steady confidence in the heart of Birmingham.

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