The family of a father-of-two stabbed to death in Birmingham have paid tribute to his ‘infectious smile’.

Dale Grice, 32, was knifed outside a property in Cooksey Lane, Kingstanding, shortly before 7am on Saturday, September 7.

Emergency services rushed to the area but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

In a statement today, his family described him as ‘very popular and loved by everybody’ he met.

They said: ‘He didn’t have a bad bone in his body. He had an infectious smile that would light up a room and now he lights up the sky. His family and friends are left devastated.

‘He leaves behind his eight and six-year-old daughters, his sisters, his mother, his aunties and uncles and his nan. He will be missed dearly by all that knew him.’

Ravinder Heer, 37, was arrested shortly after Mr Grice’s death and was charged with murder today.

He will appear before Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

West Midlands Police Detective Inspector Caroline Corfield, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘Our sympathies are with Dale’s family at this desperately sad time.

‘We have specialist officers supporting them after hearing such terrible news.

‘Although we have charged a man with Dale’s murder, our investigation continues and we still welcome information about the circumstances of his death.’

Police previously asked for two men and a woman seen leaving the scene to come forward as potential witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to get in touch through the West Midlands Police live chat, by calling 101, or contacting Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting log 590 of September 7.

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