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Azim Azam fatal bus stabbing suspect detained | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
A teenager has been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a college student in Birmingham. | A teenager has been arrested over the fatal stabbing of a college student in Birmingham. |
West Midlands Police said a 17-year-old was held after attending Birmingham Central Police station at midday. | West Midlands Police said a 17-year-old was held after attending Birmingham Central Police station at midday. |
Azim Azam, 16, from Billesley in Birmingham, was found collapsed in the street after getting off the number two bus in Moseley at 08:30 BST on Monday. | |
His family paid tribute to him as a "bubbly character" with "a friendly nature." | |
In a statement, the family said: "Azim was a lovely young lad who was full of life. He was looking forward to going to college to embark on a new chapter of his life. | |
"We still can't get around the fact that someone can be so cruel and heartless enough to take a fellow human life. | |
"How can people go around thinking they are clever or big by carrying knives? We have lost a loved one." | |
West Midlands Police said it believed Azim became involved in a row with a fellow passenger on the bus. | |
He was found lying in Yardley Wood Road at its junction with Hayfield Road having suffered a stab wound. | |
He later died in hospital. |
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