Man, 56, left housebound after mobility scooter theft

CCTV footage has been released of a "heartless" burglar who stole a man’s mobility scooter, leaving him housebound.

Police were called to the 56-year-old's home, on Cradley Heath High Street, on Saturday 28 March when the victim woke to find his house had been broken into.

West Midlands Police said the intruder had forced open a back door and searched the property before stealing the man’s grey TGA Breeze S4 mobility scooter, worth several thousand pounds.

DC Cheryl Jones, from Sandwell Investigation Team, said: