Man critical after being attacked in Wyken (updated)

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A 43-year-old man is in a critical condition after being attacked in Wyken, Coventry.



The incident happened when the man was standing beside his van outside Benzer Communications phone shop in Sewall Highway at about 6.30pm last night.

A Coventry Police spokesman said more than one offender was involved and the attackers fled the scene in the casualty’s van.

The injured man was taken to Coventry’s University Hospital in Walsgrave where police say he is in a critical condition.

Torcross Avenue was closed this morning at the junction with Sewall Highway for a forensic examination.

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Ali Jawaid dies a week after robbery in Coventry

A man who was robbed and assaulted outside a shop in Coventry a week ago has died.

Ali Jawaid, from Ward End, Birmingham, had been in an induced coma since being hit over the head with a metal bar.

The attack happened outside a mobile phone shop in Sewell Highway at about 18:30 GMT on 9 November.

The 43-year-old father-of-two's condition worsened and he died on Tuesday afternoon. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police said Mr Jawaid's red Toyota Hiace van had been spotted driving away along Torcross Avenue moments after he was attacked.

It was later found burnt out in Warwickshire.

A police spokesman said on Tuesday a 25-year-old man, from the Bell Green area of Coventry, had been arrested and on Wednesday another 25-year-old man from the Stoke area of the city had been arrested at an address in Leicestershire.

'Suffered terribly'

Police will patrol the scene of the robbery, one week on from the attack, and speak to passers-by and motorists in the hope they can help with the investigation.

Det Ch Insp Matt Markham said: "Mr Jawaid was a married father of two young children who was going about his business when he was viciously attacked by a group of men; all for just a few mobile phones.

"His family have suffered terribly over the last week, staying at his bedside praying he would pull through, and sadly he passed away yesterday.

"We have very strong lines of inquiry that we are following up but I'd appeal to anyone who has any information about this tragic incident to contact us immediately."

A post-mortem examination was carried out on Wednesday but the precise cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

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Ali Jawaid: Three jailed for killing mobile phone businessman



Three men have been jailed for killing a mobile phone businessman in an attack in Coventry.

Ali Jawaid, 43, died after being hit with a metal bar outside a mobile phone shop in November 2011.

Gregg Robertson, 24, and Glenroy Blackstock, 25, were each jailed for eight years for manslaughter and robbery.

Shaun Mills, 27, was given 11 years for manslaughter and robbery, including three years for a separate robbery.

All three had denied the charges.

During their trial at Warwick Crown Court the jury was told Mills had spotted Mr Jawaid delivering mobile phones to a shop in Coventry and had contacted six other men to take part in a robbery.

The court heard a blow by Robertson with a metal bar had shattered Mr Jawaid's skull, causing bone fragments to damage his brain.

After the attack in Sewall Highway his van, filled with mobile phones, was stolen.

'Disappointing sentence'

The father of two from Ward End, Birmingham, died a week after he was put into an induced coma.

Mr Jawaid's brother Bilal described him as a "law-abiding, hard-working gentle family man," who was "terribly missed".

Speaking after the sentences, the family said they were disappointed by the length of the jail terms.

Bilal Jawaid said: "I was expecting at least 12, 15 years. Eight years is nothing.

"It is Ali's wife, children and the rest of his family and friends who have been left with the life sentence as we will have to continue each day knowing we will never see Ali again."

Four other men were also jailed after admitting handling stolen goods.

Ryan McTighe, 26, was given six years in prison, while Lee Taylor, 22, was sentenced to two months, Liberato Galiazia, 23, was given 12 months and 26-year-old Nigel Barwell, received an 18-month sentence.

BBC Midlands Today's Peter Wilson said the seven had celebrated after the sentences were handed down.

Speaking after the sentencing, Det Sgt Gerrard Amadeo of West Midlands Police said the men had all played an active part in the robbery and had been motivated by greed.

The force said the convictions represented a "major dismantling" of organised crime in Coventry.