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| Birmingham stabbings: Murder charges over Big Issue deaths | Birmingham stabbings: Murder charges over Big Issue deaths |
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| A 23-year-old man charged with murdering two Big Issue sellers who were stabbed in the centre of Birmingham, is due in court later. | A 23-year-old man charged with murdering two Big Issue sellers who were stabbed in the centre of Birmingham, is due in court later. |
| Wayne Busst, 32, and Ian Gladwish, 31, both from the city, were stabbed in Union Street shortly before 18:00 GMT on Friday. | |
| Despite first aid from passers-by and police officers they died at the scene. | Despite first aid from passers-by and police officers they died at the scene. |
| The man, who was arrested shortly after the incident, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later. | The man, who was arrested shortly after the incident, will appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later. |
| One of the men was stabbed outside Sainsbury's in Union Street, while the other was found slumped nearby outside a side entrance to Boots. | One of the men was stabbed outside Sainsbury's in Union Street, while the other was found slumped nearby outside a side entrance to Boots. |
| Police had said there could have been hundreds of witnesses to the stabbings. | Police had said there could have been hundreds of witnesses to the stabbings. |
| Big Issue founder and editor-in-chief John Bird has paid tribute to the two vendors and said everyone at the magazine was "absolutely devastated". | Big Issue founder and editor-in-chief John Bird has paid tribute to the two vendors and said everyone at the magazine was "absolutely devastated". |
| He said: "They were very, very popular with our office staff there and had worked as vendors for a long time." | He said: "They were very, very popular with our office staff there and had worked as vendors for a long time." |