Man arrested as another hospitalised following Smethwick assault

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries

Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 15th Jun 2026

A man has been arrested after another was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries following an assault in Smethwick, police say.

Emergency services were called out to St Pauls Road just before 8.30pm on 14 June.

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital with potentially life-threatening injures.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding.

He's currently being questioned in custody.

Officers are still at the scene investigating.

Anyone with information which could help the investigation is being urged to call 101 quoting incident number 3929 of 14 June.

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