Birmingham stabbings: Family of victim, 23, pay tribute to ‘light of our life’ after he died in 90-min knife rampage – The Sun

DEVASTATED family members are today paying tribute to the 23-year-old man who died during the stabbings in Birmingham yesterday.

Jacob Billington was stabbed while visiting a friend who is studying in Birmingham with school friends from Liverpool.

Another friend, also 23, was seriously injured and remains in hospital in a critical condition.

Jacob’s family said: “Jacob was the light of our life and we have been devastated by his loss.

“He was a funny, caring and wonderful person who was loved by every single person he met.

"He lit up every room with his boundless energy and witty humour and the loss of such a special person will be felt by all who knew him for years to come.

“We ask that our privacy is respected during this difficult time.”

Another man, aged 30 stabbed was stabbed and a 22-year-old woman were attacked. They remain critically injured in hospital.

Four others, three men and a woman were also injured.

This morning a 27-year-old Birmingham man was arrested at his house in connection with the stabbings.

Three other people, two men and a woman, were arrested from the same address on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Chief Superintendent Steve Graham said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with Jacob’s family and friends after receiving such shocking news, particularly for those who were sharing their night out with him. It’s utterly shocking that a friends’ reunion should end so brutally.

“Equally the families of the other victims have been left devastated by the events of Sunday morning and we are working hard to discover what led to the apparently random attacks. We have no suggestion that the motive was either racial, homophobic or gang-related.”

Detectives are still appealing for anyone with information to call 101.

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