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Heartbroken family pay tribute to ‘dearly loved’ man found with stab wounds in crashed car

Investigations are continuing 'at pace' say police (Picture: Ryan Underwood/West Midlands Police)
Investigations are continuing ‘at pace’ say police (Picture: Ryan Underwood/West Midlands Police)

The parents of a man murdered in Birmingham have described their heartbreak after losing their ‘much loved’ only child.

Richard Hopley, 43, was found with stab wounds in a car which had crashed in Mechley Lane on Thursday.

Police have since launched a murder probe and are hunting for a man who was seen running from the car.

Officers added that the car may have been seen driving ‘erratically’ in the moments leading up to the crash.

Richard’s parents have today spoken out today as investigations into his death continue.

They say the 43-year-old was ‘a much loved son and only child, dearly loved by his Mum and Dad.

‘We are absolutely heartbroken and devastated.’

West Midlands Police say the investigation into Richard’s death ‘continues at pace’.

22/09/22 - Metchley Lane, HARBORNE: A man has been found stabbed to death after police responded to a crash on Metchley Lane near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday afternoon. The man was declared dead at the scene. A murder investigation is underway, with two areas covered with blue tents. One on the road, covering the car involved and another on the footpath. Credit: RYAN UNDERWOOD
Richard was found with stab wounds in a crashed car on Metchley Lane (Picture: Ryan Underwood:
Man found stabbed to death in crashed car in Birmingham is named Metchley Lane murder: Family pay tribute to 'much loved son and only child'
His parents have paid tribute to their ‘much loved son and only child’ (Picture: West Midlands Police)

Further details of the man seen running from the crashed car have also been released.

He has been described as an Asian male who was wearing a white sweatshirt and white tracksuit bottoms. 

Detective Inspector Jim Mahon, from our homicide team said: ‘We’ve collected and are reviewing hours of CCTV to help build a picture of what happened on Thursday afternoon. We’ve also spoken to various witnesses and people in the area.

‘We’ve had a great response from people in the area for which we are grateful, and I continue to urge anyone who saw anything to contact us.

A search team is deployed to check the scene for any evidence as police investigate the murder of a man on Metchley Lane in Birmingham. 23rd September 2022. Police have launched a murder hunt after a man was dragged out of a crashed car with a fatal stab wound. See SWNS story SWMRmurder. Emergency crews dashed to Metchley Lane, in Birmingham, at 3pm on Thursday (22/9) after a car crashed. Paramedics found a man inside the car who had been knifed and rushed him to hospital where he was pronounced dead. West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation and are appealing to witnesses who saw another man running away from the crashed car.
A search team was deployed to find evidence following the murder (Picture: Joseph Walshe/SWNS)
Police investigating the murder of a man on Metchley Lane in Birmingham. 23rd September 2022. Police have launched a murder hunt after a man was dragged out of a crashed car with a fatal stab wound. See SWNS story SWMRmurder. Emergency crews dashed to Metchley Lane, in Birmingham, at 3pm on Thursday (22/9) after a car crashed. Paramedics found a man inside the car who had been knifed and rushed him to hospital where he was pronounced dead. West Midlands Police have launched a murder investigation and are appealing to witnesses who saw another man running away from the crashed car.
Roads were closed as police locked down the scene on Thursday (Picture: Joseph Walshe/SWNS)

‘We are working through the evidence, to produce a timeline of events, leading up to the collision of the car Richard was travelling in and a stationary vehicle. 

‘We are still trying to trace a man seen leaving the scene of the collision. He is described as an Asian male and wearing white sweatshirt and white tracksuit bottoms. 

‘Richard’s family are devastated, we need your help to find those responsible for this desperately sad act.’

Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch, quoting log 2423 of 22 September.

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