A West Midlands Police constable was stabbed after been deployed along with his team to an address on Wood End Road in Erdington on Tuesday afternoon (12/12) as part of a pre-planned arrest attempt.

The officer, aged 36, suffered stab wound to his neck and chest during the arrest attempt at around 5PM. He underwent surgery for the wound to his neck overnight, which was successful and the chest wound is superficial.

He remains sedated in hospital this afternoon (13/12).

Chief Superintendent Kenny Bell said: “I am so pleased to report that our officer is recovering well in hospital following surgery. It is still early days, but the messages of support to him and his family have made a huge difference.

“Our officers’ welfare is an absolute priority and I am proud of the colleagues who rushed to his aid and the support teams who brought this incident to a safe conclusion.”

While the arrest attempt was on-going, a number of specialist resources were sent to the scene to bring the incident to a safe conclusion, and the road was cordoned off.

An emergency search of the property was then carried out before a man, aged 48, was arrested initially on suspicion of two counts of GBH.

The man was today (13/13) sectioned and taken to a secure hospital facility where he will be assessed by mental health professionals before a decision is made on whether he is fit to go through the criminal justice process.

West Midlands Police Detective Inspector Vanessa Eyles, said: “Our investigation into the stabbing − and the original matter the suspect was wanted in connection with − will both continue while he is being assessed.

“This was a savage attack on a police officer in the line of duty…we will do all we can to ensure the offender is brought to justice.”