Boy, 13, is stabbed to dying at home in ‘completely tragic’ assault

Police detectives have launched an urgent manhunt after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in an ‘absolutely tragic’ attack 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.

He received treatment from the paramedics at the scene but police say ‘despite their best efforts the boy sadly passed away’. 

The Detective Superintendent of West Midlands Police has vowed to track down ‘whoever is responsible’ for the horror attack which he branded ‘absolutely tragic’. 

Pictures from the scene of the crime on Lovett Avenue last night showed police cars and officers standing guard around the scene as the investigation got underway. 

Pictures from the scene of the crime last night in the Oldbury area of Birmingham showed police cars and officers standing guard around the scene as the investigation gets underway

Pictures showing the scene of the crime this morning show police officers have remained guarding the house throughout the night

One image showed a officer dressed in white forensic overalls outside of the front door with what appeared to be a camera

Officers cordoned off the road and the house where residents saw camera flashes coming from inside the property as forensic officers examined the evidence. 

West Midlands Police say they have a team of detectives investigating exactly what happened during this ‘tragic incident’ and they are ‘following active lines of enquiry’ to identify who was involved.

A local told BirminghamLive that emergency services they saw ‘many police cars’ as well as paramedics and a police helicopter at the scene.

One woman who has lived in the area for eight years told the website it was ‘usually ok’. She said she returned home at 4pm yesterday to find the street sealed off, with the ambulances leaving at 5pm.

Another resident wrote on Facebook last night: ‘Police have been knocking on doors asking if anyone heard anything over the past two hours. They said [it was] a serious incident but couldn’t give details.’

Pictures showing the scene of the crime this morning show police officers have remained on guard at the house throughout the night.

One image taken this morning showed an officer outside of the front door dressed in white forensic overalls with what appeared to be a camera, alongside a bouquet of flowers which had been placed outside of the front door.

A bouquet of flowers had been left outside of the front door of the house this morning 

Officers cordoned off the road last night where residents saw camera flashes coming from inside the property as forensic officers examined the evidence

The scene of the crime was Lovett Avenue in the Oldbury area of Birmingham 

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.’

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.’

Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch via Live Chat or 101, quoting log 3204 of 29/8/24.

Or alternatively, people can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.