Company director enters no plea on attempted murder charge

THE director of a Mercedes-Benz servicing and repair garage has appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court charged with the attempted murder of a 40-year-old pregnant woman who was stabbed multiple times in Sutton Coldfield on Friday afternoon.

Babur Karamat Raja did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody to appear for a further hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on 6 April.

The 41-year-old, from Sutton, is also accused of a second count of attempted murder, assault, attempted child destruction and possession of a knife in a public place.

The woman remained in critical care in hospital on Monday, where her condition is described as stable. Her baby girl was born in hospital on Friday night and is doing well.

Mr Raja, who is known as Bobby Karamat, is in his third stint as a director at Haden Birmingham on Moseley Road. The company is an independent service and repair centre for Mercedes-Benz.