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The Beggars Bush pub on Chester Road in Sutton Coldfield

Sunday, Oct. 11: murder probe launched after man stabbed to death in Sutton Coldfield pub car park

West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 20s died in the car park of the Beggars Bush pub in the early hours of Sunday. No arrests have been made, and detectives are appealing to partygoers for CCTV and dashcam footage, quoting log 345.

Bridget Innes · 11 Oct

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