A 14-year-old boy was subjected to racist abuse before being chased and stabbed to death in Birmingham, police have said, as he was named as Dea-John Reid. Police said the attack on Monday evening took place following an earlier incident involving Dea-John and his friends during which they were subjected to racist language. The earlier incident escalated, police said, and Dea-John was chased down a busy road in Kingstanding, north Birmingham, before being stabbed. Police are understood to be investigating the links between the first incident and the killing, which happened in the same area of Birmingham. “During this precursor incident racist language was directed at Dea-John and his friends; that’s now being investigated.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2021 16:31 UTC