Birmingham stabbings: Man, 27, charged with murder

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image captionThe 27-year-old was arrested at a property in Selly Oak in the early hours of Monday, West Midlands Police said

A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder, and seven counts of attempted murder, after a series of stabbings across Birmingham city centre.

Zephaniah McLeod of Nately Grove, Selly Oak, is due in court on Wednesday, West Midlands Police said.

Jacob Billington, 23, was killed and seven others injured at four locations over a period of 90 minutes on Sunday.

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