West Midlands Police have arrested a woman after an elderly man was robbed in his own home in Birmingham.
Police were called shortly after midnight today (11th Feb) after the break-in at Rednal Road, in the West Heath / Kings Norton area.
Valuables were stolen and the occupant, who is in his 80s, suffered a knife wound to his hand as he tried to protect himself.
He was taken to hospital for treatment and discharged.
Fast CCTV work by officers identified a suspect, and a woman in her 20s was arrested shortly before 2am.
She remains in custody while investigations continue.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “We know there were others involved and we urge anyone with information to contact us”
If you do have any information call Police on 101 or Live Chat at www.west-midlands.police.uk – Quoting log 43 of 11/2.
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