A PENSIONER suffered a heart attack during an attempted robbery in Dudley when two men on a stolen motorbike tried to steal his camera.

The 69-year-old amateur photographer was targeted by the yobs while he took pictures of flowers in Priory Park on July 28 at around 2.30pm.

The victim, who regularly strolls through the park, already had an existing heart condition and the shock of the robbery attempt brought on an immediate attack. 

Detective Inspector Nigel Smith, from Dudley Police, said: "Even though the gentlemen fell to the floor as he suffered the heart attack, he still managed to take pictures of his assailants. 

"He then managed to crawl back to his house to alert emergency services who took him to hospital. He is now facing potentially life-saving surgery." 

The motorbike, a blue Yamaha YZF R125, had been stolen from the multi-storey car park in the Merry Hill shopping centre on Saturday just before 6pm. Two men were caught on CCTV arriving on a red scrambler type bike. 

The images taken in Priory Park along with the CCTV from the Merry Hill centre have now been released in a bid to trace the offenders. 

The rider is described as young and wearing a red motorbike jacket with black down the sleeve and a black helmet.

His pillion passenger is also young and was wearing a dark grey tracksuit with dark blue Nike Air Max trainers and a black and white striped helmet. 

DI Smith added: "I would like to hear from anyone who recognises the two in the images or anyone who has information which will lead us to them. 

"We are continuing to trawl local CCTV to see if they have been captured elsewhere.  A park is a place of leisure and Dudley residents should be able to enjoy them without fear of crime, so we need to find those responsible quickly." 

Anyone with information should call Dudley CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.