Redditch teenager charged with murder after woman killed in Oldbury

A man has been charged with murder after a woman was killed in Oldbury.

Author: Molly HookingsPublished 24th Dec 2025

A man has been charged with murder after a woman, 24, was killed in Oldbury.

Police were called to an address on Barncroft Road at around 2:30am on Sunday morning (21 December) where the woman was found unresponsive. She was confirmed dead at the scene.

A 19-year-old man from Redditch has been charged with murder and will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court today.

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