Man jailed for pensioner attack

A Birmingham man has been jailed for eight years after he viciously attacked and robbed a 75-year-old man as he walked through a city underpass.Florin Filipache, aged 20 from Normandy Road, Perry Barr was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday 1 June, after being found guilty of robbery and grievous bodily harm at an earlier hearing. A 12-year-old boy was given a 12 month supervision order for taking part in the attack.