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The female victim who was stabbed to her neck area during a random assault at a bus stop in Birmingham has passed away, police have confirmed.

The deceased woman, aged 34 years, was targeted on Smallbrook Queensway street, right beside Bullring shopping complex, shortly before 9 PM GMT on Friday, according to police statements.

Djeison Rafael, twenty-one, was presented at Birmingham Magistrates Court Monday morning, facing charges for the attack.

Originally charged of attempted murder however after the woman's death the charge has been updated to include murder.

Law Enforcement Actions

Authorities stated police personnel will remain around the city centre on Monday to offer reassurance, and investigators were supporting the victim's relatives.

Investigators are requesting any eyewitnesses who may have seen the accused, who is described as a Black British national, reportedly dressed in grey athletic wear, dark headwear, trainers and rucksack.

Attack Site Details

The knife attack occurred outside the Bullring shopping centre, across from primary access point of New Street railway station.

Law enforcement confirmed they were treating it as a random violent act and Det Insp James Nix said efforts continue to determine why it happened.

Witness Accounts

Shalini Doal, employed in the vicinity, described paramedic and police activity after completing her shift at about 22:00 Friday night.

She described the scene as "quite chaotic", adding that some of her colleagues heard a commotion around 9 PM.

"A lot of my colleagues use transit services, take the tram... our security is compromised fundamentally, in the downtown area."

Another individual, 25, from Stoke-on-Trent, said he came the city fairly regularly to see his girlfriend who lives in the city, and was concerned regarding the incident.

"It causes concern for my girlfriend," he stated.

"She doesn't drive employed at major concert locations... and to think a totally random act [happened], understandably, it's horrible."