Ross McCarthy
Birmingham Mail
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Drugged up Mercedes driver who mowed down woman and child on pavement is now on run
A second driver, Rakim Ashraf, sentenced for dangerous driving for his part in the incident in Hodge Hill → Read More
Mum who wanted to 'teach bike thief a lesson' convicted of killing him after high-speed chase
Kerry Fair, 39, pursued Thomas Maguire and knocked him off bike after the Yamaha was snatched, court told → Read More
Birmingham woman claimed £19k in benefits while working two jobs
For six years a woman claimed for carers allowance when she was not entitled to the money → Read More
Gang carried out spree of terrifying shooting attacks on Birmingham homes
Over the course of five nights a gang armed with a pistol carried out shooting attacks on three properties, firing through windows → Read More
'Are we living in America' terrified child asks mum as homes peppered with bullets in shooting spree
Birmingham homes were targeted by a gang armed with a gun in apparent revenge attacks → Read More
Birmingham dad of four headed massive drugs ring smuggling heroin inside cricket balls
Arfan Mirza even recorded 'adverts' for the drug on his phone and had hoped to by a Range Rover with his ill-gotten gains → Read More
Ex-Tory advisor David Kuczora rugby tackled former partner in beer garden after drunk row over phone
The 38-year-old had been in an 'often toxic' relationship with the victim while a court heard his life had been 'blighted by alcoholism' → Read More
Mouse droppings discovered in box of chocolate biscuits at Birmingham store
Environmental health officers who went to a food and wine store found a widespread mouse infestation → Read More
Mum battered husband with granite pestle and mortar as he slept on the sofa
Angelina Moyo battered her husband with a pestle and mortar as he lay asleep on a sofa → Read More
ATM attacker pocket-dialled 999 call while blowing up machine
A gang of men either blew up or tried to blow up ATMs during a spree of attacks in the Black Country a court heard → Read More
Disgraced ex-student cop facing jail for sex attacks on girl of 13
Haider Siddique's crimes emerged after a sharp-eyed bus driver saw him with victim → Read More
Panicking passenger caused train chaos at New Street
Trevion Rowe caused train delays when he ran across tracks and down a tunnel when police tried to search him → Read More
'Builder stabbed 17 times by work friend during merciless attack at home'
Robert Goodwin allegedly killed his building workmate at a house in Birmingham after pursuing and then stabbing him repeatedly → Read More
City council employee stole over £900k and fled to US to work as a paranormal
Over a three year period an employee with Birmingham City Council stole over £900,000 and fled to the United States → Read More
Girl of three killed in pre-Christmas crash horror after aunt 'distracted' by tot
Huma Riaz was not in a child seat and a seatbelt was not properly secured before Sabaa Riaz's Vauxhall Corsa overturned → Read More
Bashir Mohamed revenge killer hit with more jail time for drugs offence
Ibrahim Raza was Tasered by police after a Kings Heath police chase before officers found cocaine and cannabis → Read More
Selfridges wine thief stole £20k worth of goods in 'sophisticated' delivery scam
Over the course of three months a delivery driver stole over £20,000 worth of goods he was supposed to deliver - including wine from Selfridges → Read More
First mugshot of BMW driver jailed after jumping red light causing Newtown fatal crash
Prosecutor Mr Pyne said a passenger in Azizi's car claimed he was driving "very fast" → Read More
Most shocking crimes that rocked Birmingham in 2022
Shocking crimes in 2022 have included the knife killing of a 15-year-old and the shooting of a 13-year-old who was left paralysed → Read More
Festering feuds, grudges, drunken arguments and road rage at Tesco in 2022
Over the course of the last year the courts have dealt with cases resulting from feuds and disputes which have lead to prison sentences and the death of a 33-year-old man → Read More