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Hostage 'needed stitches' after Digbeth armed siege Hostage 'needed stitches' after Digbeth armed siege
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A charity worker held hostage in Birmingham is thought to have needed medical help for serious cuts to her arms.A charity worker held hostage in Birmingham is thought to have needed medical help for serious cuts to her arms.
It is understood a man entered the Pathways building in Digbeth on Wednesday through the fire exit, arming himself with scissors once inside.It is understood a man entered the Pathways building in Digbeth on Wednesday through the fire exit, arming himself with scissors once inside.
The man, 31, who locked himself in the premises at about 15:00 BST, held two women for about five hours. The man, 31, who locked himself in the premises, held two women for about five hours.
One of them, in her 40s, needed stitches. The other was unharmed.One of them, in her 40s, needed stitches. The other was unharmed.
The first woman was freed shortly after 19:30 BST and the second just after 20:00 BST by police. The first woman was freed shortly after 19:30 BST and the second about half an hour later by police.
It is not yet known why the man took the hostages.It is not yet known why the man took the hostages.
'Sense of relief''Sense of relief'
Chief executive of Pathways, Erica Barnett, said the man "was not connected in any way" to the charity and was "a total stranger off the street," who she believed had been "involved in some incident at Digbeth coach station".Chief executive of Pathways, Erica Barnett, said the man "was not connected in any way" to the charity and was "a total stranger off the street," who she believed had been "involved in some incident at Digbeth coach station".
"There was a sense of relief when the second hostage was released and everyone clapped and cheered," she said."There was a sense of relief when the second hostage was released and everyone clapped and cheered," she said.
"Now we just want to go back to business as usual"."Now we just want to go back to business as usual".
About 20 members of staff, 100 service users and 10 students in the building were moved to the nearby Spotted Dog pub.About 20 members of staff, 100 service users and 10 students in the building were moved to the nearby Spotted Dog pub.
A wedding being held there was transferred to the nearby Irish Centre as police were concerned noise from the band could interrupt negotiations.A wedding being held there was transferred to the nearby Irish Centre as police were concerned noise from the band could interrupt negotiations.
The man was arrested and continues to be questioned by West Midlands Police.The man was arrested and continues to be questioned by West Midlands Police.