Stephanie Balloo, Birmingham Mail

Stephanie Balloo

Birmingham Mail

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  • Birmingham Mail
  • Hull Daily Mail

Past articles by Stephanie:

Schoolboy, 14, in Birmingham city centre 'robbed of mobile phone and coat' in broad daylight

Police said they want to speak to two young men after a teenager was robbed in Moor Street Queensway → Read More

Man stabbed after leaving Redditch Oast House pub left fighting for life

Police launched attempted murder investigation after victim knifed repeatedly → Read More

Oast House pub appeal live as man stabbed after leaving Redditch venue

Attempted murder probe as victim repeatedly knifed - leaving him fighting for life → Read More

'I see so many stabbings as a paramedic

Critical care paramedic Peter Bowles reflects on treating victims of 'unnecessary' knife crime as stats reveal 588 victims across West Midlands in a single year → Read More

'Known by many, loved by all'

Heartbreak as 29-year-old 'known by many, loved by all' named as murdered clubber in Walsall → Read More

Saltley residents issued urgent warning as 70 firefighters tackle 'significant' factory blaze

Neighbours urged to keep windows and doors shut and avoid the area around Cato Street North → Read More

Police probe after schoolgirl 'stamped on in classroom attack' at Smith's Wood Academy

Police investigating after girl, 14, reportedly had 'chunks of hair pulled out' and was 'stamped on' during an alleged assault → Read More

Birmingham escort lifts lid on dangers of city sex industry

Birmingham call-girl 'attacked, threatened with acid, stalked and harassed' - but large sums of cash and gifts make for an 'addictive lifestyle' → Read More

'Expect to be robbed at night'

Sekou Decoure was stabbed to death in the second most crime-stricken area of Birmingham - a postcode where 'hostility' flares between rival gangs → Read More

The Digbeth street marred by 'fights, urinating, garden sex and mayhem parking'

Residents, including young families, say they're fed up with a string of issues on their street → Read More

Birmingham postcode where three people 'stabbed' every month as startling knife crime stats revealed

Paramedics called to treat 588 stabbing victims across Birmingham in a single year → Read More

Calls to tag all sex offenders as '7,000 slip off radar every year due to loophole'

Child sex abuse victim Della Wright was targeted at the age of six when a convicted sex offender was released on parole to her family home → Read More

Mystery of missing Handsworth girl who vanished aged 16

Police investigating disappearance of Ethiopian youngster who vanished from Handsworth → Read More

Couple's fears as 'gang scope out Birmingham street' months after car cannibals raided their Toyota

Car cannibals so rife in Birmingham area 'thieves will strip anything', claims frustrated victim → Read More

Probe after police officer and child involved in 'very troubling incident' inside Birmingham school

West Midlands Police Professional Standards Department reviewing 'isolated incident' between Ark St Albans Academy pupil and former school liaison officer → Read More

Birmingham New Street double stabbing: Latest after two knifed outside cinema in 'robbery bid'

Four teenagers arrested after a double stabbing in Birmingham city centre → Read More

Five sacked West Midlands Fire Service officers lose appeal over bullying claims

Woman colleague was left off work suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder in connection with allegations that saw them dismissed → Read More

I gave plasma for the first time at Birmingham donor centre and it felt like the break we all need

BirminghamLive checked into the city's blood donor centre - one of only three in the UK - to help save lives amid a plasma recruitment surge → Read More

Mum and kids 'want out of Birmingham' as 'cars and home vandalised' in relentless harassment campaign

Mum pleads 'I want my family out of danger' as 'threats made, cars destroyed and Birmingham council home vandalised → Read More

Watch as masked vandal hurls paint over mum's Birmingham council home as terrified family 'targeted'

The mum is pleading with the council and police for an urgent move 'out of Birmingham' after a string of alleged attacks on her home and cars → Read More