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image captionIan Knowles (left) and Ismaila Mohammed have been given life sentences after being convicted of murder
Two men who viciously beat a frail pensioner have been jailed for murder.
Ian Knowles and Ismaila Mohammed broke into the Birmingham home of Robert Morrison, 69, and attacked him, leaving him with broken ribs, police said.
Knowles, 20, of Waterloo Road, Smethwick, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 19 years at Birmingham Crown Court.
Mohammed, 20, of Geraldine Road, Yardley, will serve a minimum of 17 years in prison.
The pair took bank cards, a mobile phone and jewellery from Mr Morrison s home in Grove Road, Kings Heath.
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