Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 40s was stabbed to death outside a kebab shop in the early hours of today (Mon).<br /><br />Emergency crews dashed to Stratford Road in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, at around 12.50am to reports of a man who had been attacked.<br /><br />The man, believed to be in his 40s, was found collapsed in the road near the Kosy Kebab shop. Paramedics rushed him to hospital but he died a short time later.<br /><br />Three men in their 30s and another man in his 20s have been arrested on suspicion of murder.<br /><br />Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, of West Midlands Police, said: "We are still trying to piece together what happened in the early hours of this morning.<br /><br />"We are appealing for anyone who was in or around the area, in particular if anyone has any dash-cam footage that captures the incident, to get in touch.<br /><br />“Part of Stratford Road has been cordoned off while a thorough forensic search is carried out; with detectives also examining CCTV in the area.”<br /><br />People living in the area say there was a fight involving "lots of men" shortly before the fatal stabbing.<br /><br />One man said: "It was kicking off from just after midnight. There must have been about ten men all screaming and fighting.<br /><br />"I heard the guy who was stabbed was Somali and he was attacked outside the Kosy Kebab.<br /><br />"This area has always been pretty rough but recently it's so violent I don't even bother going out after dark."<br /><br />Anyone with information can call us on 101 quoting log 101 of 26 September, or get in touch via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk.
