Overview
- West Midlands Police named 22-year-old Zachariah Liburd as a suspect and released his image as the search continues.
- Nineteen-year-old Chris Ikouara died at a property on Olton Boulevard East on 13 January after a stabbing despite advanced life support at the scene.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV and conducting inquiries, and they urge submissions of CCTV or dashcam footage through the MIPP or by calling 101 quoting log 2771 of 13 January.
- Detective Superintendent Jim Munro appealed for Liburd to surrender and warned that anyone helping him avoid arrest could face prosecution.
- The victim’s family issued tributes and launched a GoFundMe for funeral and memorial costs, which had raised over £1,600 at the time of reporting.