Five men who used dating app Grindr to target and rob men in a series of robberies have been jailed.
Demalji Hadza, 21, Abubaker Alezawy, 21, Ali Hassan, 20, Wasim Omar, 24, and Mohammed Sharif, 22, lured men into meeting before assaulting them and stealing their belongings.
The gang were convicted last year of stealing £100,000 from men in Birmingham and Derby over a 10-month period.
Judge Sarah Buckingham said: “It is clear that there has been long lasting consequences on the men who have done nothing to deserve what happened to them.”
Police said victims were encouraged to come to a location under the pretence of meeting with a legitimate user on the Grindr app.
But when they arrived they were set upon by an armed gang, who sought to steal money, vehicles, house keys and identification documents.
