Man charged with murder after body pulled from Birmingham canal over five years ago

A man has been charged with murder after a body was pulled from the canal in Kings Norton in 2020.

Author: Molly HookingsPublished 11th Dec 2025

A man has been charged with murder after a body was pulled from the canal in Kings Norton, Birmingham, more than five years ago.

Darren Round, 48, was found in the water near Masshouse Lane on 15 February 2020.

Police investigating his murder arrested a suspect yesterday.

Today, Cain Watson, 32, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court.

Darren's family have been informed.

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