Five men aged between 20 and 24 convicted of violent crimes resulting in the theft of more than £100,000

A group of five men who used dating apps such as Grindr to lure victims to a location before violently assaulting them and stealing their belongings have been jailed, West Midlands police said.

Demalji Hadza, 21, Abubaker Alezawy, 21, Ali Hassan, 20, Wasim Omar, 24, and Mohammed Sharif, 22, lured victims under the pretence they were meeting a legitimate person before they were assaulted and had their belongings stolen.