June 24, 2021- 2:10 p.m.
After recent reports about kidnappings in the capital that have since been dropped with no further action it seems as if a group of locals had prevented one in the Winson Green area of Birmingham.
He said people were particularly concerned that such brutal violence had happened in broad daylight on a busy thoroughfare.
“As always, there is tension in the community following the death of a youngster and extra concern at the younger ages,” Jaddoo said. “His mother was clearly distraught and heartbroken to know that her 14-year-old son just went out with friends like anyone else and is not returning home.”
Police said they believed the teenager was chased on College Road, Kingstanding, by a number of people in the direction of a McDonald’s restaurant at about 7.30pm. He was then believed to have been stabbed by one of the group. He collapsed on the road and was pronounced dead a short time later.
West Midlands ambulance service said it sent two ambulances to the scene, which arrived within five minutes of the 999 call. The service said “nothing could be done” to save the teenager.
The West Midlands police and crime commissioner, Simon Foster, said the attack had “shocked and appalled the people of the West Midlands”. He said: “Whilst those close to the boy are facing untold grief, I would like to reassure them and the wider community that West Midlands police are working around the clock to find those responsible for this, and officers won’t rest until they do.”
Jaddoo urged Foster to show “leadership and take control” of what was happening. “We don’t want to be losing any more of our children,” he said.
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