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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Police

Two brothers among four boys who died after being pulled from icy lake

Siblings Samuel and Finlay Butler, their cousin Thomas Stewart and Jack Johnson all died after going into the water.

The Independent UK

Teens who went on month-long crime spree caught with Google search

The boys, all aged 17, sparked a manhunt after raiding a string of shops in broad daylight in April 2022, but their search history gave them away

The Independent UK

Solihull: Four boys who died after falling into a frozen lake named

Family ‘devastated at the loss of our beautiful boys’ after tragedy

The Independent UK

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Four boys who died falling into Solihull lake are pictured as families pay tribute

Two brothers - six-year-old Samuel Butler and eight-year old Finlay Butler - their 11-year-old cousin Thomas Stewart and Jack Johnson, 10, tragically died after plunging into the frozen lake in Solihull on Sunday

Daily Mirror

Six-year-old boy becomes fourth child to die following Babbs Mill Lake incident

West Midlands Police says that a six-year-old boy has died in hospital after being recovered from the Babbs Mill Lake in Solihull over the weekend.

Nottingham Post

Heartbreak as fourth boy, 6, dies in Solihull frozen lake tragedy

West Midlands Police has confirmed a six-year-old boy is the latest to have lost his life in the devastating incident

Chronicle Live

Six-year-old boy becomes fourth child to die in frozen lake tragedy

West Midlands Police confirmed that the youngster, who had been fighting for his life in hospital, has tragically died

Manchester Evening News

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Boy, 6, who fell into frozen Solihull lake dies in hospital

Hero emergency crews hauled the boys out of the lake in a desperate rescue effort around 2.30pm on Sunday and one officer had to be treated for hypothermia after trying to rescue the children.

Daily Record

Hero schoolgirl tells how she tried to save boys who died in frozen lake

"I was willing to give up anything just at least to save one of them"

Wales Online

New police chief promises to be 'visible' and combat crime in worst-hit areas across North East

Vanessa Jardine has been officially confirmed as Winton Keenen’s successor in the top job after her appointment was signed off by a panel of councillors on Tuesday

Chronicle Live

B&Q launch probe after sick tweet sent about death of three boys in frozen lake

The DIY giant was alerted to a tweet from an account which allegedly posted an offensive caption beneath a picture of the emergency operation at the scene

Daily Mirror

Tearful police pay emotional tribute to tragic boys at scene of Solihull lake horror

Twenty-one heartbroken officers from West Midlands Police laid flowers at the scene of Babbs Mill Lake, Solihull, where three young boys lost their lives over the weekend

Daily Mirror

Tearful police pay silent tribute to boys who died in ice-covered lake tragedy

Hundreds have left flowers and mementos to the “Babbs Mill Boys” after the fatal incident in Solihull on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Relatives’ ‘unimaginable’ pain as tributes are paid to boys who fell into lake

Hundreds of people have left flowers in memory of the three boys as a fourth victim remains in hospital.

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Wales Online

Police still searching at lake where three young boys died

A six-year-old boy who fell through the ice into a lake in the West Midlands is still fighting for his life

Manchester Evening News

Boy, 10, who died after falling through icy lake was trying to save other children as six-year-old still fighting for life

Jack Johnson, 10, paid the ultimate price for his heroic actions after he dived into the freezing lake

Wales Online

Tributes to three children who died falling through ice on frozen lake

A six-year-old boy remains critically ill in hospital

The Independent UK

Boy fights for life after frozen lake tragedy

Three boys, aged eight, 10 and 11, died after falling through the ice on Sunday.

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Liverpool Echo

Urgent warning issued as kids play on frozen park lake

It comes hours after three schoolboys died after being pulled from an icy lake in Birmingham

Wales Online

Solihull ice lake tragedy: Everything we know so far after deaths of three young boys confirmed

Police have confirmed the deaths of the boys aged eight, 10 and 11

Daily Mirror

Solihull tragedy: School 'devastated' by death of 'lovely boy' who fell in lake

Today West Midlands Police confirmed that three boys - aged eight, 10 and 11 - had died following yesterday's tragedy, while a six-year-old boy is in a critical condition

Daily Record

BBC newsreader in tears announcing deaths of three children in Solihull lake

Presenter Joanna Gosling was visibly emotional as she reported the tragic news that three children had lost their lives after being pulled from an icy lake in Solihull.

The Independent UK

No reports of anyone else missing following lake deaths of three boys – police

The tragedy in Solihull also left a fourth young boy fighting for his life.

Daily Mirror

Solihull cop tried to 'punch through ice' to reach boys who died after falling in lake

Superintendent Richard Harris of West Midlands Police said officers had rushed into the icy water "without regard for their own wellbeing" as the tragedy unfolded on Sunday

Manchester Evening News

BBC News reader struggles to speak as she shares news of deaths of three boys in icy Solihull lake

Joanna Gosling was the one to break the tragic news

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