Man kicked and left in the street as he's attacked while walking home from mosque
A pensioner walking home from a mosque was kicked to the ground and left in the street by three men who got out of a car before attacking him.
West Midlands Police has launched the investigation after the 73-year-old was kicked in the back and fell to the ground when attacked in York Road, in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham on Wednesday night.
The man was walking along the road when three men got out of a black vehicle parked on the street. One then kicked him in the back, causing him to hit his head on a display board as he fell, before they fled.
The victim was taken to hospital with a broken hand and cuts to his face after the attack, which happened at around 11pm.
Police are still trying to understand the motive for the attack, but do not believe it's connected to a recent attack in Edgbaston, in which a man was set alight as he walked home from a mosque.
Sargent Chris Gallon, of Moseley and Kings Heath police, said: "This was an appalling attack on a member of the public who was heading home.
"We'll be taking a full statement from the victim, who remains in hospital today, and we've already got officers in the area this morning recovering CCTV and carrying out house-to-house enquiries we are working hard to identify the attackers and the car that they were in.
"We'll also have extra officers in the area for reassurance, and it's important that anyone with concerns comes to speak to us.
"At this stage the motive for the attack is not clear, but there is nothing to suggest any connection at all to the recent attack on a man who was walking home from a mosque in Edgbaston."
The attackers are described as two white men and one black man, all aged between 18 and 30 and all were described as wearing tracksuits.
Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch with West Midlands Police via Live Chat on the force's website, quoting log 5182 of 29 March.
