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Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder After Solihull Tower Block Attack

The case now moves to court with police still appealing for witnesses.

Overview

  • West Midlands Police charged Ben Edwards, 26, and Dean Edwards, 30, over an alleged attack near Linacre House in Solihull following Tuesday’s early‑morning emergency call.
  • Both men, from Heathmere Drive, were remanded to appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
  • The victim, a man in his 20s, suffered a serious head injury described as potentially life‑changing and remains in hospital.
  • Ambulance crews logged the call at 4.44am and sent a MERIT trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic before taking the patient to hospital.
  • Detectives sealed off Linacre House while forensics worked and a police drone surveyed the area, and they are asking anyone with information to call 101 quoting log 497 of 7 April or contact Crimestoppers.