A man stabbed to death during riots on Saturday in Birmingham was murdered by a gang of up to 11 men. The rioting involved youths from the black and Asian communities and was said to have been sparked by a claim that a girl of 14 had been raped...
A man stabbed to death during riots on Saturday in Birmingham was murdered by a gang of up to 11 men. The rioting involved youths from the black and Asian communities and was said to have been sparked by a claim that a girl of 14 had been raped. Isiah Young-Sam was yards from his home when he was attacked - police said the ethnicity of the attackers and their motive were "unclear". Another man was shot dead on Sunday near to the scene of further rioting. Two men have been arrested over the shooting in the Newtown area but police do not yet know if it is linked to the weekend violence. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it was investigating the response by West Midlands Police but that no police firearm was discharged during the evening.
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