Bishop in coma following robbery outside Chelmsley Wood church

CRIME SCENE: The bishop had arrived ahead of the weekly service at the
Church of Latter Day Saints.

A CLERGYMAN has been left in a coma following a robbery outside his Chelmsley Wood church yesterday (Sunday) morning.
Police are trying to piece together what happened to the 45-year-old victim, who was found lying in the road outside the Church of Latter Day Saints, having suffered a serious head injury.
The man, who today was being treated in hospital, has been named locally as David Charmbury, from Castle Bromwich.
It is understood the Mormon bishop arrived at the premises, in Clopton Crescent, at around 9am.
Shortly after arriving, his car was stolen. It is thought that the victim had then been dragged down the street, clinging to his vehicle.
He was found by a passer-by, who had heard a "loud bang" just beforehand.
The vehicle - a silver Mazda CX5 Sport - was found abandoned a short time later in Starling Grove, Smith's Wood. It has now been taken for forensic analysis.
Detectives are trying to establish the number of people involved in the robbery and whether the bishop had been deliberately targeted.
Det Sgt Sam Price, from Chelmsley Wood Police Station, said that the team had been carrying out door-to-door enquiries and would also be checking CCTV in the hope that the suspect or suspects have been caught on film.
If you have any information about the crime, call officers on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.