Stourbridge residents have hit out at "lawlessness" and "fears for their children" after a fatal stabbing in which a teenage boy was killed. Cops arrested three people after the knife attack in Coventry Road in the Black Country town at around 7pm last night (Saturday, July 15).
West Midlands Police said a 16-year-old boy died in the stabbing, which was close to the Duke of William pub. Two teenagers and a man in his 20s were arrested yesterday with no update yet from officers on whether they have been released or charged.
Locals were quick to express dismay at "spiralling" violence among young people carrying knives. But they also hit out at "lawlessness" in the town centre since the closure of Stourbridge Police Station, which shut in 2017.
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Dad Richard Allen said: "I genuinely feel scared for my children. The police have lost the streets and its time that changed.
"Stourbridge isn't a horrible place, we are just more shocked when it happens here. Families destroyed by grief because of idiots being idiots. What on earth makes you think carrying a knife is a sensible idea.... let alone using it and killing someone."
Emma Marsden commented: "Stourbridge needs a police station back and police actually patrolling the streets." David Checketts agreed: "Now if there was still a police station in Stourbridge might of caught 'em before kid got stabbed."
Another resident @HDE_Sheraby on Twitter agreed: "Ever since Stourbridge police station was closed the town has gone deeper and deeper into a no-go area for locals. Until old fashioned boots on the floor policing returns it will be a downward spiral of lawlessness from people who know even if they're caught, nothing will be done."
Lisa Evers-Taylor said: "I’m so saddened to see that this disease of stabbing is spreading faster than covid. When will it end. I fear for my adult children that they can’t walk down our local streets in case they are taken away for no reason - RIP young man and heart goes out to family and friends."
Another local added: "Not so long ago you could walk around Stourbridge day or night with out a care in the world.. Nowadays you rarely see a copper and very few people go out at night."
"What the heck is happening? Why are young people carrying knives around to start with?…so tragic for the families involved," added Mary.
Hayley Edwards was one of many to say how "heart-breaking" the stabbing was. Hayley said: "This makes me feel physically sick to think about this young man being killed, and now a mother and father have to live without their son. Absolutely tragic."
Stourbridge Police Station was one of 28 police bases to close in a bid to save £8.5 million for West Midlands Police. Other stations were Bartley Green, Shirley, Dudley, Castle Vale, Halesowen, Handsworth West Heath, the Jewellery Quarter, Kings Heath, Kings Norton, Kingswinford, Longbridge, Perry Barr, Sheldon and Sparkhill.
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Assistant chief constable Michele Larmour said at the time: “It is vital we continue to question how much we invest in our estate and continue to maximise the service we provide to our communities. None of these sites are open to the public and it’s important to remember policing is about people not buildings.”
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