Police updates
The latest news and appeals from all the Midland police forces.
Man jailed for life for Leamington pensioner murder
A man who murdered a Leamington pensioner has been jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years.
91-year-old Sydney Pavier was attacked at his home in Gordon Street in September last year and died as a result of his injuries six weeks later.
Police say they do not know why Scott Melville, 39, of no fixed address, broke into Mr Pavier's home.
DCI James Essex from Warwickshire Police said:
“Sydney was found badly beaten, lying unconscious on his bed, when relatives called to see him on the morning of 16 September last year.
"The door had been kicked in and the house ransacked.
“Despite his horrendous injuries, Sydney battled to live, but more than a month later on the 28th October he sadly lost his fight for life.”
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Jailed: Robber who held teens at gunpoint in park
A promising teenage athlete has been jailed for four years following a string of gunpoint robberies in a Birmingham park in June last year.
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Police release shocking video of 142mph pursuit
West Midlands Police have released footage of the high speed pursuit of a Wolverhampton gang member who stole almost £40,000 in cigarettes.
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Robber jailed after taking photos of his stolen cash
A robber from Birmingham who took a picture of his stairs carpeted with all the cash he had stolen has been jailed for eight years.