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07/08/2012
Woman Stabbed To Death In Taxi
West Midlands have reported that a woman has been stabbed to death in a taxi in Northfield, Birmingham.
The taxi driver called 999 around 8am on Tuesday morning after a male passenger attacked his female companion inside the vehicle and then fled.
Despite the best efforts of the first officers and paramedics to arrive at the scene, the woman died from her injuries.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jones, from West Midlands police, said: "Officers have sealed off the scene of this incident, and are making significant inquiries in the local area, as we conduct searches for a man who we believe ran from the scene.
"We appeal for witnesses to the incident to come forward as well as anyone who may have been in the area and seen a man running from the vicinity of Dimsdale Road and Hoggs Lane at around 8am today."
(H/GK)
The taxi driver called 999 around 8am on Tuesday morning after a male passenger attacked his female companion inside the vehicle and then fled.
Despite the best efforts of the first officers and paramedics to arrive at the scene, the woman died from her injuries.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jones, from West Midlands police, said: "Officers have sealed off the scene of this incident, and are making significant inquiries in the local area, as we conduct searches for a man who we believe ran from the scene.
"We appeal for witnesses to the incident to come forward as well as anyone who may have been in the area and seen a man running from the vicinity of Dimsdale Road and Hoggs Lane at around 8am today."
(H/GK)
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