*** DEBUG START ***
*** DEBUG END ***

Woman stabbed outside Coventry church

13 April 2018

PA

A police van outside St Margaret’s, Coventry

A police van outside St Margaret’s, Coventry

A MAN has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after a woman was found stabbed at a church in Coventry.

The victim was found outside St Margaret’s, Ball Hill, just after 3 a.m. on Sunday with a stab wound to her abdomen.

On Tuesday, West Midlands Police said that the woman, in her thirties, remained in a “critical condition” in hospital.

A 26-year-old man from Coventry was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Sunday night, but was then sectioned under the Mental Health Act on Monday.

A spokesman for the diocese of Coventry said on Tuesday: “We are extremely sad to hear of the stabbing that happened outside St Margaret’s on Sunday. Our prayers go out to the victim and the Eritrean community in Coventry.”

Browse Church and Charity jobs on the Church Times jobsite

Forthcoming Events

 

Festival of Preaching: Preaching Truth to Power

13 September 2025

Join us at London's Southwark Cathedral for this one-day event — a transformative gathering of bold voices, prophetic vision, and Spirit-led conviction..

tickets available

 

Finding inspiration in the Psalms : a Church Times one day festival

2 October 2025

Join us in York for this one-day event exploring the gift of the Psalms through poetry, art, liturgy and music.

tickets available

  

Visit our Events page for upcoming and past events 

Welcome to the Church Times

 

To explore the Church Times website fully, please sign in or subscribe.

Non-subscribers can read four articles for free each month. (You will need to register.)