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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Police

Tasered dog shut in wheelie bin ‘to keep children safe’

West Midlands Police officers tasered a dog that was attacking other dogs in Coventry.

The Independent UK

Drugs with street value of £2 million found in van destined for Northern Ireland

A man has been arrested.

The Independent UK

Four boys died after falling into frozen lake after feeding ducks and skimming stones, inquest heard

The boys, who died in hospital after playing on a frozen lake in Birmingham just days before Christmas last year, had tried to save eachother, an inquest heard

Manchester Evening News

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Four boys who died while playing on frozen lake were feeding ducks and tried to save each other

Witnesses described seeing the boys in the water screaming for help

The Independent UK

Two brothers and cousin jailed after £150,000 drugs haul seized

The family-run drugs line was supplying cocaine, heroin and cannabis

The Independent UK

Police investigate after shots fired at Wolverhampton wedding party

West Midlands Police have described the attack as ‘reckless’

The Independent UK

Gunshots fired at wedding party of more than 100 guests in 'totally reckless attack'

The attacker allegedly got out of a car and fired several shots towards a parked vehicle at the back of the venue in Wolverhampton, before shots are thought to have been fired back from the direction of the wedding party

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Woman jailed for killing fellow hospital patient, 83, in unprovoked attack

Philomena Wilson admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Birmingham Crown Court.

The Independent UK

Desperate search for missing mum and daughter, one, who have vanished from home

The 27-year-old mum vanished from her home in Halesowen near Dudley, West Midlands, as detectives believe she is with her one-year-old missing daughter

Daily Mirror

Ashes cricket fan's day ruined by vicious note on car parked outside stadium

The Ashes Test at Edgbaston might have gripped cricket fans, but one spectator received a big shock when he left the ground and returned to his car outside the ground

Daily Mirror

Gang ferried drugs using ‘thank you NHS’ van during lockdown

They even used a ‘Thank You NHS’ van to transport the heroine and cocaine across the West Midlands

The Independent UK

Gran admits killing grandson, 5, by stabbing him 29 times at family home

Elena Anghel killed David-Mario Lazar, known to his family as Mario, at their house in the Earlsdon area of Coventry in January last year and was sentenced in court today

Daily Mirror

Man squirted women on street with real and fake semen in mayo bottles

He committed 16 offences against 12 women

Nottingham Post

Man arrested over death of boy, 12, who was knocked off bike

The youngster died after an incident at the junction of Coventry Road and Berkeley Road on Thursday evening.

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Two hitmen plotted £100,000 contract killing of stranger on orders of 'Dubai's Mr Big'

Two hitmen have been sentenced to life in prison after they arranged for a hitman disguised as a Tesco delivery driver to carry out a botched £100,000 contract murder

Wales Online

I'm on the front line of sex work and have been beaten and dragged along by a car

Victoria Holcombe has opened up on the reality of city sex work and hopes to change the law

Manchester Evening News

Britain's worst ever child sex abuse gang jailed for total of 190 YEARS

The final four members of the gang were convicted on Friday

The Independent UK

Final four members of ‘depraved’ 21-person child sex abuse ring jailed

Seven children aged under 13 were abused over a period of nearly 10 years.

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The Independent UK

Brothel bross trafficked sex workers around the UK

A brothel keeper who arranged for women to be trafficked around the UK as prostitutes has been jailed - after being snared by text messages advertising his services

Manchester Evening News

Drugs gang used fake furniture removal firm as cover to smuggle £135m of cocaine, heroin and ketamine into UK

The gang shipped nearly two tons of drugs from Columbia and Europe

The Independent UK

Three men arrested on suspicion of flash mob nuisance offence

West Midlands Police said a dispersal order had also been put in place across Birmingham city centre.

Daily Mirror

Dog bites off gran's finger and mauls pet in savage attack - before owner 'walks away'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Folake Adoti-Ryan, 39, says her 61-year-old mum has been 'traumatised' after a large aggressive dog bit her finger off during a savage attack which also saw the family pet suffer internal bleeding

The Independent UK

Grandma who lost finger in dog attack told by police that animal is ‘friendly’

Exclusive: Family claims West Midlands Police are failing to take action over the attack and say they feel discriminated against because the victim is Black

Wales Online

Man left bleeding with broken wrist and thumb after police dog attack

The retired teacher had gone out to help police find a suspect

Daily Mirror

Dad left in a 'pool of blood' after police dog mauls him while chasing burglar from home

Retired teacher William Campbell, from Birmingham, was left with multiple injuries after a German Shepherd from the West Midlands Police mauled him while chasing a burglar

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