🔗 Share this article Woman Stabbed in Birmingham City Bus Stop Attack Succumbs to Injuries The scene guard stayed positioned throughout Saturday and Sunday The female victim who was stabbed in the neck during a random assault at a bus stop within Birmingham has died, authorities verified. The victim, aged 34 years, was targeted on Smallbrook Queensway street, just outside the Bullring shopping centre, shortly before 9 PM GMT on Friday, West Midlands Police said. It happened just outside the Bullring shopping centre on Friday The suspect, twenty-one, appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court Monday morning, charged over the attack. Originally charged with attempted murder however after the woman's death charges were upgraded to murder. Law Enforcement Actions The force said officers would be in the downtown area through Monday to offer reassurance, and investigators were supporting the woman's family. Police said their assessment indicated the incident constituted "unprovoked" Investigators are requesting for witnesses who might have observed Mr Rafael, who is described as British citizen of Black ethnicity, reportedly dressed in grey athletic wear, dark headwear, athletic shoes with a backpack. Incident Location The knife attack occurred outside the Bullring shopping centre, opposite primary access point to Birmingham New Street station. Law enforcement confirmed they were treating it as a random violent act and Det Insp James Nix said they were working to understand why it happened. Witness Accounts An area worker, who works nearby, recounted the emergency response when she finished her shift around 10 PM Friday night. She characterized the location as extremely disorderly, adding that co-workers reported hearing a commotion at about 21:00. "A lot of my colleagues take public transport, take the tram... our safety is at risk fundamentally, in the downtown area." Ashley Birks, twenty-five, resident of Stoke, mentioned visiting to Birmingham quite frequently to see his girlfriend who lives in the city, expressing concern about what had happened. "It makes me worried about my partner," he said. "She doesn't drive and works at major concert locations... considering something completely unprovoked [happened], you know, it's horrible."