{"id":29956,"date":"2019-08-19T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T12:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=29956"},"modified":"2019-08-19T13:53:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T12:53:43","slug":"mass-brawl-in-aston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/19\/mass-brawl-in-aston\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Brawl in Aston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Midlands Police were called out to a vicious mass brawl in broad daylight in Prestbury Road, Aston\u00a0on Thursday August 15.<\/p>\n<p>A man was thrown to the floor as others threw punches in the disorder.<\/p>\n<p>A video being circulated on social media shows armed attackers with baseball bats, hammers and crowbars used in the fight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brawl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brawl-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brawl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brawl-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brawl-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brawl-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Brawl.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A source close to the family, who did not wish to be named for safety reasons, said: &#8220;They came to the address with the weapons and was a &#8216;revenge&#8217; attack on a family<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Another family tried to take revenge; they came to the family address armed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They all had weapons &#8211; crowbars, hammers, baseball bats. A man was attacked by six men and suffered a head injury. He&#8217;s in a bad way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Three men were injured in the fight, including one being hit in the head with a baseball bat.<\/p>\n<p>Two others suffered minor facial injuries, having been punched, West Midlands Police previously confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>It has been claimed the trouble sparked in the middle of the road after one of the victims &#8216;intervened in another fight&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were kids fighting, they were as young as 14. He intervened to stop the fight and after a couple of days, they came back to take revenge,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The source continued: &#8220;Police have video evidence, photos and addresses of people with weapons, but nothing has been done, no arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These people are still roaming around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The police have confirmed it has yet to make any arrests and is still urging witnesses to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>A previous statement from the force read: &#8220;Police were called to reports of disorder in Prestbury Road, Aston, around 5.30pm yesterday (15 August).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One man suffered a cut to his head after he is believed to have been struck by a baseball bat, while two others suffered minor facial injuries having been punched.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Officers received a further report of a stabbing at just after 9pm but officers attended and found no-one with stab injuries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information can contact police via Live Chat at\u00a0 www.west-midlands.pnn.police.uk\u00a0 between 8am and midnight or call 101 anytime. Quote crime reference number 20BW\/194517V\/19.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Midlands Police were called out to a vicious mass brawl in broad daylight in Prestbury Road, Aston\u00a0on Thursday August 15. A man was thrown to the floor as others threw punches in the disorder. A video being circulated on social media shows armed attackers with baseball bats, hammers and crowbars used in the fight. 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