Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Oldbury home as attacker remains at large, police confirm
Boy, 13, stabbed to death in Oldbury home as attacker remains at large, police confirmSky
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00:00We are investigating the death of a 13 year old boy who was stabbed at a house
00:05in Lovett Avenue, Oldbury yesterday afternoon. This is a truly sad and tragic
00:12incident where a young boy has lost his life. First and foremost my thoughts and
00:19the thoughts of all involved investigating the death of this young
00:23boy remain firmly with the family and the loved ones. I know this will have
00:28also had a huge impact on the wider community who will be shocked and
00:34concerned about what has happened. I am grateful to our officers who attended
00:40the address and supported the paramedics as they worked in vain to try to save
00:45his young life. I'm here to let the family and the wider community know that
00:51we will work with you and support you as we seek to find who is responsible for
00:57the death of this young boy. We have a team of detectives investigating exactly
01:03what happened and we are following active lines of inquiry to find the
01:09suspects. We know that the incident took place inside his home and I would appeal
01:15to anyone who has information to come forward. We have local officers and youth
01:21workers in the area over the coming days so please speak to them directly if you
01:26have any concerns or information that you would like to pass to us. We have
01:32created an online portal for people to send us information as we build our
01:37investigation and my personal ask today is if you have any information at all no
01:43matter how small then please send it in.