Man Arrested over UK Birmingham's Stabbings

British police said on Monday that they had arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of murder over a series of stabbings that took place in the early hours of Sunday morning in the city of Birmingham. The incident left one person dead in addition to seven injured people.

“We’ve arrested a man on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder in connection with the Birmingham stabbings,” police said. "The suspect was "detained in Selly Oak area of the city at 4 a.m."

Detectives stated that the stabbings which took place in four locations across the city centre over two hours were linked, however they are not thought to be gang-related or connected to terrorism.

"Officers worked hard through yesterday and into the early hours of this morning in a bid to trace the man we believe responsible for these terrible crimes," said Birmingham Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Steve Graham.

"We issued CCTV footage of the suspect and had a strong response from the public. I'd like to thank everyone who shared our appeal and who provided information to the investigation," he added.

“Clearly this is a crucial development but our investigation continues. We still need to speak to any witnesses who saw what happened who’ve not yet spoken to us, or anyone who may have video footage or photos of the incidents or the attacker.”.

A 23-year-old man died and seven other people suffered knife injuries during the attack. All the injured were taken to hospital, where two were later discharged.