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Christmas Week Violence Triggers Charges, Arrests and Manhunt Across UK

Forces run concurrent investigations using forensic searches plus community footage to piece together the attacks.

Overview

  • West Midlands Police arrested two men, aged 35 and 58, on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Wolverhampton early on Christmas Day.
  • PSNI said a suspect remained at large after a Bangor double stabbing on Christmas Eve that left a woman in her 50s and a man in his 20s in hospital, with a public warning not to approach the man described by officers.
  • Two men, aged 50 and 27, were detained on suspicion of attempted murder after a Willenhall shooting on December 23 that left a man in his 20s with life‑threatening injuries, as officers searched drains and reviewed CCTV.
  • Merseyside Police charged Mason Breen, 20, with section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent and knife possession following the Breck Road, Anfield stabbing of a man in his 50s, who remains in a stable condition.
  • A 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder over a fatal stabbing in Oldbury, with detectives appealing for dashcam or doorbell footage as enquiries continue.