Muggers jailed for 23 years

TWO thugs have been jailed for more than 23 years for beating a man with learning difficulties with bricks and a paving slab to steal just £3.

Mohammed Ali and Umair Anys fatally attacked the victim, in his 30s and has not been named, while he was walking in Watery Lane in Walsall, West Midlands on June 18, 2020. The robbers searched his pockets and stole his phone, keys and £3 in coins, the trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court heard. The muggers left the victim for dead on the street. He was in a coma for three days following the attack.

Both the attackers have denied robbery. Earlier this year, a 10-day trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court found them guilty. A third man was exonerated of the charges.

Ali was jailed for 14 years and Anys, now 19, to nine-and-a-half.

According to reports, the vulnerable victim has recovered from injuries. However, the robbery has traumatised him, and he is too afraid to leave the house alone.