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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Police

Woman sentenced to 20 years in prison over death of asthmatic son

Death of Hakeem Hussain was result of ‘catastrophic and deplorable’ parenting by Laura Heath, says judge

The Guardian - UK

Heroin addict jailed for 20 years over death of son, seven, from asthma attack

Laura Heath admitted cruelty to Hakeem Hussain before he died alone in a garden in 2017, and was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter.

The Independent UK

Killer thug arrested while working at JD Sports after stabbing man to death with brother

Ridhwaan Farouk, 19, and his older brother Mohammed, 21, were found guilty of the murder of Amin Talea at Birmingham Crown Court today and will be sentenced on Friday

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Teen dad 'may never walk again' after being shot three times in the back at park

The devastated family of Connor Harper, 17, have launched a fundraising appeal after the new dad was targeted by a gunman.

Daily Record

Mystery killer who knifed man to death may have struck months earlier at 'brothel'

Jinmang Zhang was knifed to death at a flat on February 9 in a chilling incident in which a woman was also threatened, but the killer has not been caught despite police releasing CCTV of a suspect

Daily Mirror

Inside junkie mum's den where son, 7, was exposed to crack and heroin before he died

Laura Heath, 40, was convicted for the death of Hakeem Hussain, seven, after a jury heard the youngster was made to live in squalor in the final months of his life

Daily Mirror

Birmingham and Millwall fans clash in ugly scenes involving weapons as six arrests made

Crowd trouble before and after the Championship game between the Blues and the Lions marred an entertaining 2-2 draw that keeps alive the play-off hopes of Gary Rowett's men

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Murder arrest after body found inside car parked at hospital near Birmingham

A body has been discovered inside a car parked next to a hospital leading to the arrest of a man on suspicion of murder.

Evening Standard

Good Hope Hospital: Man, 43, arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in car

Officers have appealed for anyone with information to come forward

The Independent UK

Kemarni Watson Darby murder: Toddler holds mother’s hand in McDonald’s hours before he’s beaten to death

Drug dealer Nathaniel Pope, 32, found unanimously guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s son

The Independent UK

Inside dirty flat where child killer used cables to trap three-year-old boy in room

Horrific images released by West Midlands Police show the chaotic living conditions young Kemarni Watson Darby endured in the two-bedroom flat - where he was trapped inside rooms locked with electrical cables

Daily Mirror

Child murderer locked tragic boy, 3, inside filthy flat as he screamed to be let out before horror death

Kermani Watson Darby was murdered by his mother's then partner Nathaniel Pope

Manchester Evening News

Kemarni Watson Darby: Chilling 999 call mum made after boyfriend murdered son in flat

West Midlands Police have released audio footage from Alicia Watson's 999 call after she found son Kemarni Watson Darby, three, "lifeless" in her flat in West Bromwich, after he was attack by her ex-boyfriend Nathaniel Pope

Daily Mirror

Gunman Jailed: 21 Years For Shooting Drug Rival On Birmingham Street In Broad Daylight

The shooting took place in the suburban town of Handsworth in the West Midlands, in the United Kingdom, on August 3, 2021.

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Chilling footage of killer driver running away after crashing into newborn baby in pram

CCTV footage released by West Midlands Police shows the moment James Davis, 35, lost control of his BMW before ploughing into two-week-old Ciaran Leigh Morris last year

The Independent UK

Driver who killed baby while using phone is jailed for six and a half years

Hit-and-run killer James Davis ran off after hitting Ciaran Morris and injuring his mother, and only handed his phone in two months later.

The Independent UK

Hakeem Hussain: Inside house where ‘neglected’ 7-year-old died and mother ‘used his inhaler to smoke drugs’

Exclusive: Pictures show Hakeem’s asthma pumps wrapped in foil next to ‘drug paraphernalia’

Wales Online

Police seize Ferrari from fraudster - sparking £200k court case

'The conduct of the Defendant, by its officers... constituted misconduct in public office and wrongful interference with the claimant's property by means of trespass to goods'

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The Independent UK

Police probing disappearance of teenager Phillip Harris in 1999 search property

The current residents of the property being searched, in St Paul’s Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, are unconnected to the enquiry, police said.

Daily Mirror

Police search property over disappearance of boy 15, who vanished 23 years ago

Phillip Harris has not been seen since he left his home in West Bromwich on July 28, 1999, never returning home with his disappearance a mystery more than two decades on

Daily Mirror

Hero cops 'thought they would die' as they stopped knife-wielding brothers

Footage showing the aftermath of the violent attack in a West Bromwich shopping centre was released by police after brothers Parminder Hunjan, 37, and Maninder Hunjan, 26, were both cleared of attempted murder

Daily Mirror

Harrowing footage shows moment pair of thug brothers slashed two police officers

Maninder Hunjan, 26, and Parminder Hunjan, 37, attacked the officers with knives, sending shoppers fleeing at New Square Shopping Centre in the West Midlands

Daily Mirror

Horrifying moment machete-wielding men try to carjack mum's Audi with son inside

The three men tried to smash their way into the Bromford, Birmingham mum's Audi Q5 in broad daylight - she managed to get away from the yobs by doing a three-point turn

Daily Mirror

Friends heartbroken after 'lovely' student, 21, found dead after night out

Friends of Joseph Derbisz have paid tribute to the 21-year-old as search team confirmed they found a body, believed to be the student who was last seen n the early hours of Sunday

The Independent UK

Joseph Derbisz: University of Birmingham student who went missing after night out is found dead

Third-year-student’s family informed that a body was found off Edgbaston Park Road

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