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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 his home in the Black Country. | |
| Sobat Ali, 67, is thought to have been involved in an altercation shortly after buying jewellery in Walsall 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. | 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. |
| Officers 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. | 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. |
| Bashid Khan, a son of Mr Ali, said his father was also known by the nickname Sultan and that he had been a popular member of the community. | |
| He said: "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. | |
| "I am shocked by what has happened to him." |