| Birmingham New Street - Woman stabbed at nearby bus stop attack dies - Nov 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:18, 10th November 2025 |     |
I'm posting this here as it relates to an incident (sadly, now fatal) just across the road from Birmingham New Street railway station.
From the BBC:
The attack happened opposite the main entrance to Birmingham New Street station
A woman who was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Birmingham has died, police have confirmed.
Katie Fox, 34, was targeted in Smallbrook Queensway, just outside the Bullring shopping centre, shortly before 21:00 GMT on Friday.
Djeison Rafael, 21, appeared before Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday charged over the attack. He was previously accused of attempted murder, but following Ms Fox's death, the charge has been updated to murder.
The 21-year-old, of Rosedale Avenue, Smethwick, is also charged with two counts of causing actual bodily harm on 27 October and 7 November, possession of a Stanley blade and assaulting a detention escort officer.
Mr Rafael, who appeared before District Judge John Bristow, was told to be quiet as he interrupted the six-minute hearing multiple times. He was told he was not going to be asked to enter any pleas because the offences were too serious to be dealt with by the magistrates' court.
The case was sent to Birmingham Crown Court for a hearing on 12 November.
(BBC article continues)
