During Wednesday’s episode of Good Morning Britain, viewers were met with the tragic news of a 12-year-old boy’s murder.
Charlotte Hawkins was on hand to deliver the latest headlines, announcing that a 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of the crime.
Jonathan Swain, reporting live from Birmingham, provided further details about the incident, stating: “Well, Charlotte, this is awful news, isn’t it? For people to wake up to yet another young life tragically lost because of knife crime.”
The ITV presenter revealed that the incident occurred as children were leaving school on Tuesday afternoon, just after 3:00pm. He added: “You can see the police are still on the scene here this morning.
“The police tape, the police officer, and the police van. It happened just under that bridge over there. But, this did happen in a residential area, just take a look, families in this street here would’ve been well aware of what was going on.”
Swain also informed viewers that emergency services had rushed to the scene on Tuesday afternoon following the incident, and an air ambulance had landed nearby, reports the Manchester Evening News.
He concluded: “The boy who was attacked sadly suffered serious injuries, and he died as a result of those, despite all the emergency services’ best efforts. The police, this morning, told us that now a 14 year old, a 14 year old boy, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.”
Jonathan reported that the police are urging locals to come forward with any potential evidence, such as mobile phone or dashcam footage, or video from doorbells. Handing over to Charlotte in the studio, he said: “Charlotte, yet again, here we are, we have yet another investigation. Another crime scene and tragically another young life lost.”
Charlotte responded: “It’s sad, isn’t it? ” The news quickly prompted reactions from viewers, with many expressing their condolences to the bereaved family.
One viewer commented: “Heartbreaking,” while another posted: “Heartbreaking, what a scary world we live in. Thoughts with the family.”
West Midlands Police issued a statement saying: “A boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in Birmingham.
“The boy, 14, was arrested after a 12-year-old boy was found with serious injuries near Scribers Lane, Hall Green shortly after 3pm today (21 January). The 12-year-old was taken to hospital, but sadly died as a result of his injuries.
“His family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. We are continuing to appeal for any information which could help in our investigation.
“We have set up our Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) where members of the public can submit photos or video evidence. Visit WMP Intranet – Home (mipp.police.uk) to access the MIPP or use the QR code below. Anyone with any other information can call 101 or use Live Chat quoting log 3324 of 21 January.”
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