Robber jailed after admitting Chelmsley Wood carjacking

A CHELMSLEY Wood clergyman, who was run over during a "brutal" carjacking, has spoken of his ordeal.
Bishop David Charmbury had been knocked to the ground and was dragged along the road during the robbery outside the Church of Latter Day Saints.
He suffered a head injury, a punctured lung, a fractured pelvis and knee cap and several broken ribs during the incident, which happened on August 16 this year.
This week Harley Davidson Heyes (pictured), who had previously pleaded guilty to robbery, was sentenced to six years and ten months in prison.
Court heard that Mr Charmbury had been opening up the church ahead of a Sunday morning service, when the robbery took place.
Heyes, 36, had sped off in the Mazda sports car and dumped it a little over a mile away, before calling a taxi to take him to his Bluebell Drive home.
Police later arrested him at the address and items including an iPad and iPhone, which the defendant had stolen from the vehicle, were found in communal bins nearby.
Mr Charmbury, from Castle Bromwich, had been been found lying in the road by a passer-by. Such was the extent of his injuries that doctors took the decision to put him in an induced coma.
He spent the next four weeks in hospital and continues to recover at home.
In a statement following sentencing, he said: "As you will appreciate, this has been a difficult and painful time for my family and myself and we are relieved that the judicial process has reached a conclusion.
"This will allow me to focus on completing my physical recovery such that we can all move on with our normal lives.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank West Midlands Police and all medical staff that have helped us through this difficult time plus all of those that have forwarded their messages of support both publicly and privately."
PC Stephen Tomlinson said: "It was brutally reckless leaving Mr Charmbury with serious injuries.
"With no thought for his actions or the injuries, Heyes parked up the vehicle in a secluded area where he rifled through it and stole items.
"He continued to give no comment and showed no remorse when interviewed and refused to answer questions, despite claiming he was remorseful today."