After being tormented for months by armed gangs, this horrifying scene shows a grandpa being beaten and struck with a metal chain as he boldly confronts masked thugs outside his house.
Roy Muller, 76, is shown on video getting punched, kicked, and hit with a weapon as he attempts to force the rowdy kids out of his driveway in Great Barr, Birmingham.
The grandfather-of-nine claims that after months of being targeted by groups of anti-social yobs, he was compelled to protect his home from the violent adolescents.
Roy, a single man who had a heart attack last year, claims that ‘uninterested’ police have done nothing despite the fact that he is often targeted by up to 14 young people.
The horrifying footage of Mr. Muller’s assault was captured on a doorbell camera on Thursday, the same day statistics showed that police are only prosecuting suspects in a small percentage of crimes including robbery, theft, and burglary.
In a desperate attempt to get assistance, Mr. Muller claims he is now too afraid to leave his house and has written to Sir David Thompson, Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police.
Police claim to be looking into the attack and “informed” of complaints of persistent anti-social behaviour. ‘Extremely seriously,’ the police asserts, it treats harassment claims.
In the horrifying footage, an elderly is seen attacking a hoodlum as he comes up to his semi-detached home.
The teenager is being hit with what seems to be a metal chain or dog lead while the retired municipal worker struggles with him.
The young man’s companion races down the street to provide assistance as Mr. Muller is then violently struck and kicked. The two then proceed to flee on foot.
The elderly man picks up his spectacles that were knocked off his head during the altercation and enters the home, where he has resided for over 50 years.
In response to the event, he said: “At my age, I shouldn’t have to resort to self-policing, particularly after suffering a heart attack, but I have no other options.”
The cops just don’t appear to be concerned. It has gradually become worse, and I’m concerned about what may happen next.
They started out by just beating on the doors, shouting profanities, and trampling over my yard. At my residence, they toss stones. To them, it’s all a big joke.
As they approached, I thought I’d attempt to hold them for the police, but it was a bad idea since they were armed.
Fortunately, I wasn’t seriously harmed when they struck me with a metal chain or dog lead.
I suffered a cut to my ear, a few bruises, and a few aches and pains, but nothing too severe,
I only reasoned that they couldn’t keep getting away with it and wanted to protect my house.
The police were there today, but they claim they have very little chance of apprehending them since they are hiding behind masks.
But someone must identify them. The cops never do anything beyond show up, take a report, and go.
They even advised me to be cautious in the future since I may wind up getting into trouble. I’m only making an effort to keep my house safe.
The police advise them to ignore them, but they should deal with them since it sends the signal that they can get away with his behaviour.
“I’m afraid to leave the house right now, and I’m often watching my CCTV or peering out my window.” Stress is not healthy for me.
The neighbourhood was once pleasant, but things are becoming worse. There have sometimes been as many as 14 of them outside my house. They sometimes use electric scooters.
“I don’t understand why they chose to focus on me. Just that it seems to be getting worse worries me.
“The longest I’ve gone without problems is a month; now it’s possible for it to happen every day, and I have no idea where to turn.” The situation is just getting worse.
It may happen twice a day, so I wrote the chief constable appealing for assistance. Although I don’t believe I am easily frightened, things have gone out of hand.
I haven’t heard back, which is disheartening, but I simply need the cops to get these criminals.
Mr. Muller sent the following letter to the Chief Constable: “Please Please Please assist me I simply cannot go on like this.”
“These goons have told me that if I attack them, the law would be on their side,” I said.
I just had a heart attack, and it’s harming my quality of life. If I run after them, it may lead to another heart attack; who knows. I’m a 76-year-old guy. Please assist me.
According to a West Midlands Police spokeswoman, “We’re investigating” after complaints of an assault and harassment incident involving a man in his 70s in Great Barr.
We are working to protect the guy while moving through with our investigations to identify those guilty since we well appreciate how upsetting this is.
“Officers from the neighbourhood police team are frequently keeping an eye on the area as part of their patrol strategy and are aware of continuous anti-social behaviour.”
We are dedicated to protecting the safety of our community, and we take any claims of harassment very seriously.
Please use the Live Chat feature on our website, west-midlands.police.uk, or contact 101 and reference crime number 20/666656/22 if you know who is responsible for the local concerns.
It follows the publication of a critical study that revealed how the police consistently fail to protect the great majority of burglary victims as well as those who are the targets of theft and robbery.
The investigation indicates that officers are “losing chances” to apprehend individuals as soon as crimes are reported.
According to the most recent Home Office statistics, just 3.7% of burglaries, 4.2% of thefts, and 6.6% of robberies result in charges.
These are “not minor crimes,” according to Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke, who added that they “strike at the heart of how safe people feel in their own homes and communities.”
In response to concerns that shoddy investigations mean victims “aren’t receiving the justice they deserve,” he said that the low charging rates were undermining public faith in the police. He thus ordered a “back-to-basics” approach.
The Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary conducted a damning audit that concluded that the low charging rates are “unacceptable and unsustainable.”
Its shocking report coincides with growing worries that police are focusing too much on “woke” issues and insufficiently on crimes that destroy people’s lives.
The success rates for filing charges in connection with thefts, robberies, and break-ins varied wildly from force to force, according to the report, creating an unacceptable “postcode lottery” for victims.
It cited a dearth of detectives at the federal level as well as a sizable number of inexperienced officers as contributing factors.
The study also mentioned pressure on 999 call takers, which indicates that some merely collected the barest amount of data from victims.
Inspectors discovered that call handlers failed to provide victims with any advise on crime scene preservation in 71% of burglary complaints, which might result in the loss of important forensic evidence.
“A shortage of experienced cops means that too often, these crimes are being badly investigated and are not appropriately overseen,” said Mr. Cooke. “This is often because supervisors themselves are inexperienced and overworked.”
Nearly one-third of officers in England and Wales had less than five years of experience, yet the research claims that in one-third of those situations, there was inadequate supervision, which led to the loss of possibilities for collecting information and connecting cases.
Due to statutory time constraints, some forces may take up to six months to identify fingerprints, making it impossible to file charges in magistrates’ courts and thereby ending the investigation.
The audit discovered that roughly half of the investigations did not meet the basic level that victims should expect, which is compliance with the code of practise for victims.
The public’s trust in the police’s ability to keep them safe, according to Mr. Cooke, is directly impacted by this issue, so there needs to be a concerted effort to address it. Currently, some victims are more likely than others to receive a thorough investigation from their force, depending on where in England and Wales they reside. There is no justification for this postcode lottery.
Visiting a burglary victim in person, for example, might go a long way in convincing the public that the police are acting, according to Mr. Cooke. Forces should make sure crime-scene management procedures are brought up to the suggested level by next March, according to one of the report’s recommendations.
The military should make certain that supervisors are equipped with the necessary skills to conduct effective investigations.