{"id":2437,"date":"2007-01-08T12:01:45","date_gmt":"2007-01-08T12:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2007\/01\/08\/walsall-mugging-horror\/"},"modified":"2016-01-06T16:46:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T16:46:26","slug":"walsall-mugging-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2007\/01\/08\/walsall-mugging-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Walsall Mugging Horror"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"A PENSIONER who died after chasing three men moments after he was mugged of \u00a32,500 worth of jewellery has been described by his family as a “hard working man”.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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64-year-old Sobat Ali suffered a heart attack and collapsed just yards from his house on Hart Street, Caldmore, Walsall after he was mugged by three men.<\/div>\n

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Mr Ali, a father-of-seven with 14 grandchildren, has returned home with his daughter after buying jewellery for a family wedding when he robbed in his doorway. <\/div>\n

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His daughter-in-law was also slashed across the arm with a knife as the robbers snatched jewellery from the pair. <\/div>\n

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Detectives have now begun a murder inquiry and have appealed for any witnesses to contact them. <\/div>\n

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Mr Ali’s son, Bashid Khan, paid tribute to his father adding the family were in “utter shock” at his father’s death. <\/div>\n

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“I can’t believe what has happened to him”, he said. <\/div>\n

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“The whole family is in utter shock over his death and the way it has happened.”<\/div>\n

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He said his father was also known by the nickname Sultan and was a very popular member of the community.<\/div>\n

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“He was a kind man. He was decent and well respected in the community. He used to go to the mosque and was well known by everyone.”<\/div>\n

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He said he was convinced his father and sister had been followed by the robbers as they left the jewellery store. <\/div>\n

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“There are lots of CCTV cameras in the area and we hope that some of them would have captured what happened.”<\/div>\n

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Chief Superintendent Bruce Gilbert who is heading the hunt for the robbers described the attack as “premeditated and vicious”.<\/div>\n

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He appealed for witnesses to the mugging to come forward. <\/div>\n

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“Sobat Ali chased the men and caught up with the robber holding the jewellery,” he said. <\/div>\n

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“During the course of that struggle Mr Ali suffered a fatal heart attack and he also suffered bruising.<\/div>\n

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“This was a premeditated and vicious attack which has turned into murder.”<\/div>\n

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He added he was keen to speak to anyone with information about the robbers, who are thought to have used a dark Vauxhall Vectra as they escaped. <\/div>\n

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All three robbers have been described as black males. Anyone with information should call Walsall CID on 0845 1135000.<\/div>\n

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