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| Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old schoolgirl on a bus in Birmingham have issued a picture of the suspect as they appealed for witnesses to come forward. | Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old schoolgirl on a bus in Birmingham have issued a picture of the suspect as they appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| The black man in his early 20s, who was wearing a distinctive jacket bearing a picture of a tiger, is believed to have been on buses in and around the city around the time Christina Edkins was fatally stabbed on a double-decker in Hagley Road on Thursday. Postmortem tests have revealed that the teenager died from a single stab wound to the chest following the attack on the number 9 bus during the morning rush hour. Police have urged anyone who saw the man, who was also carrying a white bag, between 6am and 1pm on Thursday, to contact them. | The black man in his early 20s, who was wearing a distinctive jacket bearing a picture of a tiger, is believed to have been on buses in and around the city around the time Christina Edkins was fatally stabbed on a double-decker in Hagley Road on Thursday. Postmortem tests have revealed that the teenager died from a single stab wound to the chest following the attack on the number 9 bus during the morning rush hour. Police have urged anyone who saw the man, who was also carrying a white bag, between 6am and 1pm on Thursday, to contact them. |
| They have also appealed for any passengers who were travelling on the bus whom they have not yet spoken to to contact them. Sixteen people are believed to have been travelling on the bus when the stabbing happened, but only half have so far spoken to police. | They have also appealed for any passengers who were travelling on the bus whom they have not yet spoken to to contact them. Sixteen people are believed to have been travelling on the bus when the stabbing happened, but only half have so far spoken to police. |
| A 22-year-old man arrested near the scene on Thursday is continuing to be questioned by detectives on suspicion of murder. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the stabbing. | A 22-year-old man arrested near the scene on Thursday is continuing to be questioned by detectives on suspicion of murder. Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the stabbing. |
| Detectives are investigating whether the "bright and popular" student was targeted in a random attack. Extra police officers were patrolling public transport in the city on Friday morning to reassure commuters. | Detectives are investigating whether the "bright and popular" student was targeted in a random attack. Extra police officers were patrolling public transport in the city on Friday morning to reassure commuters. |
| Detective Superintendent Richard Baker, of West Midlands police, said: "We know there are a number of passengers who were on the bus yesterday morning when Christina was attacked while she was sitting upstairs. | Detective Superintendent Richard Baker, of West Midlands police, said: "We know there are a number of passengers who were on the bus yesterday morning when Christina was attacked while she was sitting upstairs. |
| "Some of these passengers were sitting downstairs on the bus and they haven't yet spoken to police. They may not even have known what happened but may have vital evidence, and it is crucial they contact us as soon as possible on [the force's non-emergency contact number] 101. | "Some of these passengers were sitting downstairs on the bus and they haven't yet spoken to police. They may not even have known what happened but may have vital evidence, and it is crucial they contact us as soon as possible on [the force's non-emergency contact number] 101. |
| "Yesterday's events were truly tragic and it's extremely important everyone comes forward and speaks to us. We will also be able to signpost them to professional agencies who can help them come to terms with being witness to such a tragedy." | "Yesterday's events were truly tragic and it's extremely important everyone comes forward and speaks to us. We will also be able to signpost them to professional agencies who can help them come to terms with being witness to such a tragedy." |
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