{"id":138112,"date":"2025-09-15T04:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/138112\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T04:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T04:27:09","slug":"man-arrested-in-connection-with-racially-motivated-rape-in-west-midlands-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/138112\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in connection with &#8216;racially-motivated rape&#8217; in West Midlands | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers investigating an alleged racially-motivated rape in the West Midlands have arrested a man, police have said. <\/p>\n<p>Officers were called just before 8.30am on Tuesday after a Sikh woman in her 20s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sikh-woman-raped-in-racially-aggravated-attack-speaks-out-13429896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported being attacked<\/a> by two white men in the area around Tame Road in Oldbury.<\/p>\n<p>The man, who is in his 30s, was detained as part of enquiries on Sunday evening, West Midlands Police said. He remains in custody on suspicion of rape.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Superintendent Kim Madill, of Sandwell Police, said: &#8220;This is a significant development in the investigation and we want to thank the community for their continuing support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The investigation remains ongoing and we would urge people not to speculate as we work to identify and trace all those who may have been involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/skynews-oldbury-rape_7020906.jpg\"   alt=\"A previously sealed off area of grassland near Tame Road in Oldbury. Pic: PA\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        A previously sealed off area of grassland near Tame Road in Oldbury. Pic: PA<\/p>\n<p>News of the arrest comes after members of the Sikh community gathered on Sunday to show support for the woman.<\/p>\n<p>Scores of people met outside the Guru Nanak Gurdwara temple in Smethwick, where they conducted prayers and offered their support. They then went to the alleged scene of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/skynews-oldham-woman_7020854.jpg\"   alt=\"Hundreds gathered near the scene of the alleged attack to show their support on Sunday\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Hundreds gathered near the scene of the alleged attack to show their support on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky News at the gathering, local councillor Parbinder Kaur said she was attending the protests as &#8220;a woman, a mother, a grandmother&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Kaur said her religion is one of peace and praying for humanity as a whole, which is why she believes &#8220;this is the time to unite&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/former-world-champion-boxer-ricky-hatton-has-died-aged-46-report-13430761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tributes paid to Ricky Hatton<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/woman-65-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-after-man-found-dead-at-buckinghamshire-home-13430962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Woman, 65, arrested after man found dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The victim, who is entitled to anonymity, previously issued a statement through community group Sikh Youth UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Officers investigating an alleged racially-motivated rape in the West Midlands have arrested a man, police have said. 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