Teenager stabbed by phone snatchers in bus journey attack

A teen has been been stabbed during a phone robbery connected a bus.

The 18-year-old was attacked for his telephone successful Small Heath past night, Friday, November 15.

Emergency services flooded the junction of Golden Hillock Road and Coventry Road astatine astir 6pm.

Footage from the country showed astatine slightest 4 ambulance effect vehicles surrounding a National Express West Midlands bus.

The engaged buying country was sealed disconnected astatine the junction of Coventry Road portion paramedics worked astatine the scene. A cordon was erected astir the junction, closing Golden Hillock Road and portion of Coventry Road.

The cordon lifted aboriginal that evening and afloat entree was restored for motorists. The roadworthy was afloat reopened connected Saturday morning, with postulation moving freely down Coventry Road and Golden Hillock Road.

Investigating officers urged anyone who saw thing that whitethorn assistance their probe to get successful touch. West Midlands Police confirmed connected Saturday day the unfortunate remained successful infirmary with injuries not believed to beryllium life-threatening.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: ‘We’re investigating aft a antheral suffered a stab wounded during a robbery connected a autobus successful Golden Hillock Road, Birmingham, yesterday. Officers attended and recovered the 18-year-old being treated by paramedics.

‘He was taken for further attraction astatine infirmary and remains successful a unchangeable information contiguous with injuries which are not believed to beryllium life-changing. We recognize 2 offenders stole a mobile telephone from the unfortunate earlier leaving on Golden Hillock Road.

‘CCTV is being reviewed and doorway to doorway enquiries being carried retired arsenic investigators enactment to hint those responsible.’

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