🔗 Share this article Woman Knifed in Birmingham Bus Shelter Attack Dies The police cordon stayed positioned during the weekend A woman who was stabbed to her neck area during a random assault at a bus stop within Birmingham has died, police have confirmed. The deceased woman, aged 34 years, came under attack in Smallbrook Queensway, just outside Bullring shopping complex, shortly before 9 PM GMT Friday evening, according to police statements. The incident occurred just outside Bullring mall on Friday The suspect, twenty-one, appeared before Birmingham court Monday morning, facing charges for the attack. He was previously accused with attempted murder however after the woman's death the charge has been updated to murder. Police Response Authorities stated police personnel will remain in the downtown area through Monday to offer reassurance, while detectives assisted the victim's relatives. Police said they believed the incident constituted a random assault Investigators are requesting any eyewitnesses who might have observed the accused, who is described as British citizen of Black ethnicity, and is believed to have been wearing an all-grey tracksuit, black hat, athletic shoes and rucksack. Incident Location The stabbing happened near the Bullring shopping centre, opposite primary access point of New Street railway station. Police said they were treating it as "unprovoked attack" and Det Insp James Nix said they were working to understand the motive behind. Witness Accounts An area worker, employed in the vicinity, described paramedic and police activity after completing her shift at about 22:00 Friday night. She described the scene as extremely disorderly, and said some of her colleagues heard loud disturbances around 9 PM. "A lot of my colleagues use transit services, ride the tramline... our safety is at risk essentially, in the downtown area." Another individual, 25, resident of Stoke, mentioned visiting to Birmingham quite frequently to see his girlfriend resident there, and was concerned about what had happened. "It causes concern for my girlfriend," he stated. "She lacks transportation employed at major concert locations... considering something completely unprovoked [happened], you know, it's terrible."