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Man, 24, Arrested in Dorset Over Birmingham Alum Rock Murder

Public tip-offs led to the arrest following a regionwide appeal.

Overview

  • West Midlands Police arrested a 24-year-old in Dorset on Sunday on suspicion of murder after a two-day manhunt.
  • The victim was named by family as Hazratgul Ahmadzai, a builder in his 40s found with stab wounds at a home on Alum Rock Road around 7am Friday and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Detectives had released images of 24-year-old Asad Khan during the search and urged the public not to approach him.
  • Officers credited public information with helping locate the suspect, who is now being questioned by the homicide team as forensic work continues around Alum Rock and nearby Jackson Road.
  • Police said a separate large emergency response in Erdington was unrelated and requested further information via 101, live chat or Crimestoppers.