Needle attacks on women
Five women have been stabbed with needles in a disturbing spate of attacks in Birmingham city centre over the past 18 months, police revealed today.
Full list: Five needle attacks in 18 months
Five women have been stabbed by hypodermic needles in just over 18 months in a spate of attacks in Birmingham city centre.
Police believe the man behind the attacks is deliberately targeting women in their 20s.
The full list of attacks is as follows:
- A 25-year-old woman stabbed on March 25, 2012
- A 28-year-old woman on June 18, 2012
- A 20-year-old woman on June 23 this year
- A 28-year-old woman on October 6
- A 30-year-old woman on November 3
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