15-year-old girl left with head injury after unprovoked Birmingham attack

People living in Birmingham have spoken about their shock, after a 15-year-old girl was attacked while walking home.

The 15-year-old was walking on Shenley Lane, Northfield at around 7pm on Tuesday 1 February, when she was approached by an attacker with an unidentified weapon.

Police say the attack was "totally unprovoked" and left the victim suffering from a minor head wound and needing surgery on her wrist.

Police say they have stepped up patrols in the area, though some people say they're shocked such an incident happened.

One mother said: "I'm a bit shocked about the knife and being assaulted for such a young girl.

"I get a bit nervous walking with my little'n but no more than, say in town in Birmingham city centre so I am quite shocked that that's happened.

Det Chief Inspector Dave Sproson said: “This attack appears to have been totally unprovoked and has had a devastating effect on the young girl.“We have spoken to her to get a description of her attacker and we have been trawling CCTV of the area to see if we have an image that could help our investigation.“We understand attacks like this can be alarming to residents in the area, but we have had no further reports of suspicious behaviour and we have increased our patrols in an effort to reassure the public.“If you have seen any suspicious behaviour within this area then I would encourage you to make contact with the police and report such incidents.”

He appealed to locals with CCTV or doorbell footage to contact officers.The man was described as white, of a large build, wearing dark clothing, a dark blue face mask, dark beanie hat and a dark top with the hood up.