Jen Mills
Published November 24, 2025 1:03pm
Updated November 24, 2025 1:03pm
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A blue tent erected by police at the scene in Hutton Road in Handsworth Wood (Picture: BPM Media)
Two teenagers have been arrested over the death of another teen, who was stabbed to death in a ‘violent attack in the street’.
Yassin Alama, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene in Birmingham after being wounded around 5.20pm on November 16.
West Midlands Police had put out an appeal to find the suspect, and said today they had now made two arrests regarding the attack on Hutton Road, Handsworth.
The force said in a statement: ‘A 17-year-old boy was arrested from a property in Birmingham yesterday on suspicion of murder.
‘An 18-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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Yassin Alama was pronounced dead at the scene (Picture: West Midlands Police)
‘Thank you to everyone who shared our earlier appeal for information.
‘Yassin’s family have been updated on the latest developments, and we continue to support them.’
Tributes were left on the street where Yassin died, Birmingham Live reported, with one note attached to a bouquet of flowers reading: ‘I can’t believe your gone.
‘You were one of the most caring and genuine people I knew.
‘We made so many memories and I wish we could have made more.’
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Another message said ‘Miss you bro, I love you’, while a child’s drawing was also taped to a wall nearby.
Jenny Birch, from the homicide team, said earlier: ‘This was a violent attack in the street which has sadly resulted in the death of Yassin.
‘Yassin’s family have been left absolutely devastated by what has happened, and we are doing everything we can to support them, and to give them answers.’
The force had placed extra stop and search powers over the area as they tried to find the suspect.
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