Photographer catches bike muggers on camera as he suffered heart attack
An amateur photographer suffered a heart attack after a pair of yobs tried to steal his camera from him - but he still managed to snap the duo making their getaway.
The 69-year-old victim was taking pictures of flowers in Priory Park, Dudley when the two men on a stolen motorbike tried to snatch his camera.
The victim, who regularly walks through the park, had a pre-existing heart condition and the shock of the robbery attempt brought on an immediate attack.
He then had to crawl back to his home before he was able to call 999 and now faces 'potentially life-saving surgery'.
West Midlands Police have launched an investigation after the shocking incident on Tuesday at around 2.30pm.
Detective Inspector Nigel Smith from Dudley Police said: "Even though the gentlemen fell to the floor as he suffered the heart attack, he still managed to take pictures of his assailants.
"He then managed to crawl back to his house to alert emergency services who took him to hospital.
"He is now facing potentially life-saving surgery."
The motorbike, a blue Yamaha YZF R125, was stolen from the multi-storey car park at Merry Hill Shopping Centre on Saturday just before 6pm.
Two men were caught on CCTV arriving on a red scrambler type bike. Officers have released the images taken in Priory Park in a bid to track down the offenders.
The rider is described as young and was wearing a red motorbike jacket with black down the sleeves and a black helmet.
His pillion passenger is also young and was wearing a dark grey tracksuit with dark blue Nike Air Max trainers and a black and white striped helmet.
Det Insp Smith added: "I would like to hear from anyone who recognises the two in the images or anyone who has information which will lead us to them.
"We are continuing to trawl local CCTV to see if they have been captured elsewhere.
"A park is a place of leisure and Dudley residents should be able to enjoy them without fear of crime, so we need to find those responsible quickly."
Anyone with information should call Dudley CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
