Overview
- West Midlands Police arrested a 32-year-old man on Monday morning on suspicion of rape, with the arrest made in the Perry Barr area, and he remains in custody.
- Officers were called to Park Hall on Saturday evening where a woman in her 20s was found distressed after being raped and assaulted at a nearby property by a man she did not know.
- The force is treating the crime as racially aggravated and has said it is not linking the attack to other offences at this stage.
- Detectives released CCTV of a suspect described as a white man in his 30s in dark clothing and are appealing for witnesses and any dashcam or home security footage.
- Community groups and MPs voiced alarm given a recent similar case in nearby Oldbury, with local Sikh/Punjabi organisations identifying the victim’s heritage, a detail not confirmed by police; patrols and outreach have been stepped up.