A woman has been stabbed to death in a taxi at the junction of Dimsdale Road and Hoggs Lane in Northfield at around 8am this morning, reported West Midlands.

Police was alerted about the incident by the taxi driver after a male passenger attacked his female companion inside the vehicle and fled. The woman died from her injuries on scene, despite efforts of first officers and paramedics.

Locals took to Twitter and Facebook to find out what was happening with emergency services, including the air ambulance and armed police, quickly arriving at the scene.

DCI Wayne Jones, from the Force Criminal Investigation Department, said, “Officers have sealed off the scene of this incident, and are making significant enquiries in the local area, as we conduct searches for a man who we believe ran from the scene.

“We appeal for witnesses to the incident to come forward as well as anyone who may have been in the area and seen a man running from the vicinity of Dimsdale Road and Hoggs Lane at around 8am today,” he added.

Dimsdale Road, Hoggs Lane and Norrington Road have been closed while emergency services work at the scene and detectives begin forensic examinations.

Any member of public, who think they may have seen anything, especially a man running from the scene, are requested to come forward and speak to officers in the force criminal investigation department in Birmingham by dialling 101.

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