Policeman stabbed to death
13 April 2012
A 48-year-old man was in custody tonight after a policeman was stabbed to death while making an arrest, his force said.
West Midlands Police said the officer, in his 40s, was killed while attempting to arrest a suspect in the Nechells area of Birmingham earlier today.
A force spokesman said the victim's immediate family had been informed.
The spokesman said: "West Midlands Police regrets to announce that a serving officer was fatally stabbed earlier today following an incident in the Nechells area whilst he was trying to arrest a suspect.
"We are not naming the officer but he was aged in his 40s and his immediate family have been informed.
"A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is in custody at the moment."
