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Police Name Reece Allen in Appeal After Birmingham Heron Foods Stabbing

Police say the 31-year-old is a person they want to speak to in the robbery-related attack.

Overview

  • A shop worker suffered a knife wound to the stomach during a robbery at Heron Foods on Heathland Avenue in Shard End at about 10:05am on Thursday, 5 February.
  • West Midlands Ambulance Service sent one ambulance, two paramedic officers and a MERIT trauma doctor, and the man was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital with serious injuries.
  • West Midlands Police released an image and said they want to speak to 31-year-old Reece Allen, who is believed to have links to Winson Green.
  • Detectives are reviewing CCTV and taking witness statements, and no arrests have been made.
  • Police appealed for information quoting crime reference 20/137209/26 via 101 or Live Chat, and urged anyone who sees Allen to call 999.