Elderly woman dies after assault at Birmingham New Street - police urge witnesses to come forward
Detectives have appealed for a man who witnessed an assault on an elderly woman at Birmingham New Street station to come forward following her death.
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Police were called to the railway station just after 11am on November 19, 2024, after receiving reports of a woman being assaulted on the concourse.
The victim, who was aged in her 80's, suffered a fractured thigh bone and potential injuries to several ribs in the incident and later died on December 27.
A British Transport Police spokesperson said her death is "believed to be linked" to the assault.
Detectives have now launched an appeal to find a man who is believed to have information that could help their investigation.
He is described as being a tall, white man in his early 30's, with a short goatee style beard.
He wore a brown knitted beanie hat, black framed glasses, a black double breasted wool peacoat, beige chino trousers, dark grey gloves, light grey scarf, black shoes and black rucksack.
A woman in her 20s was arrested on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm following the incident and has since been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and released on conditional bail pending further police enquiries.
DI Ian Wright from the Birmingham Criminal Investigation Department, said: "We urge the witness to this incident to come forward, we believe he has vital information that will assist this investigation.
"The man, or anyone else who may have witnessed what happened, is urged to contact us by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 243 of November 19, 2024.
"Alternatively reports can be made by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
