Charles Samuel Dyer

Charles Dyer murdered his girlfriend Martha Eliza Simpson 21 whose throat he cut at 2 Back 21 Inge Street, Birmingham on 4 February 1904.

Charles Dyer was an ex-soldier turned hawker who lived with Martha Simpson at 21 Inge Street. Charles Dyer was very fond of Martha Simpson and was angry at her having been in the company of another man. They had been drinking freely when Charles Dyer cut Martha Simpson's throat.

Most of Inge Street has since been developed but several original period dwellings still exist around 51 together with the entrance to the back courts.