Broker staff member "critical" after knife attack outside office in the Midlands
West Midlands Police confirmed that an incident took place which saw a staff member of Easy4Insurance attacked in Wednesbury on 8 June
A man has been arrested following a knife attack outside insurance broker Easy4Insurance, also known as the Insurance Bureau/Bromwich Insurance, today (8 June).
West Midlands Police confirmed: “We’ve arrested a man on suspicion of carrying out a knife attack on another man in Upper High Street, Wednesbury, this afternoon.
“We were alerted just before 12.15pm to the incident which is believed to be a targeted attack.”
The police also said that a man in his 30s has been taken to hospital in a
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