Boy, 13, stabbed to death at house in Birmingham as cops launch urgent manhunt
COPS have launched an urgent manhunt after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a house in Birmingham.
Paramedics called the police to a home in the Oldbury area at 4pm yesterday after the boy was fatally knifed.
Emergency services battled to save the boy but he sadly died at the scene.
Detectives are now working to track down “whoever is responsible” for the horror on Lovett Avenue.
A police spokesperson said: “We have a team of detectives investigating exactly what happened during this tragic incident.
“And we’re following active lines of enquiry to identify who was involved.”
Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards said: “It’s absolutely tragic a young life has been lost.
“We have specialist officers who will be supporting the family of the boy.
“We have detectives working flat out to find whoever is responsible and bring them into custody as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch via Live Chat or 101, quoting log 3204 of 29/8/24.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “”We were called to a stabbing at a private address on Lovett Avenue just after 4pm on Thursday.
“One ambulance, two paramedic officers, the WMAS Critical Care Car, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic and a BASICS emergency doctor attended the scene.
“Upon arrival we found a teenage boy with life threatening injuries.
“Ambulance staff administered advanced trauma care at the scene but unfortunately, despite their best efforts nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.”