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Assault

Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on Soho Road

Wesley Usherwood has pleaded guilty to common assault after an incident on Soho Road in Handsworth where he was seen grabbing a woman by the nape of her neck. The assault took place during a domestic dispute, prompting legal …

By Rhys Tomlinson · · 1 min read

Arson

Arsonist jailed after causing £950,000 fire at mobile phone shop

Khamran Hayward, 23, of Great King Street, Newtown, was sentenced to 38 months and four weeks in prison at Birmingham Crown Court for arson and assaulting emergency workers. While under the influence of alcohol and drugs, …

By Rebecca Duffy · · 2 min read

Birmingham

Man Jailed for Vicious Attack on Birmingham Bar Worker

A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for a violent assault on a bar worker in Birmingham city centre. David Ryan was drinking at The Sunflower Lounge on Smallbrook Queensway on 28 January 2023, following a friend’s …

By Ellis Craig · · 2 min read