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Pensioner dies after being mugged | Pensioner dies after being mugged |
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A pensioner has died after being mugged near to his home. | A pensioner has died after being mugged near to his home. |
Sobat Ali, 67, is thought to have been involved in an altercation shortly after buying jewellery in Walsall, in the Black Country, on Tuesday evening. | |
West Midlands Police said jewellery was taken from him. The scene has been cordoned off for forensic inquiries and a post-mortem examination will be held. | |
Police have appealed for anyone who saw three black men in the Hart Street area at the time to contact them. | |
Mr Ali's grandson, Mac Khan, said he thought Mr Ali, a father of seven and grandfather of 16, was attacked shortly after buying the jewellery at a shop close to his home. |