88-year-old assaulted in distraction burglaries; West Midlands Police seek Bernard McDonagh.

West Midlands Police are investigating distraction burglaries in Birmingham, Sandwell, and Solihull, where a man posing as a council official or water company employee has targeted elderly women. An 88-year-old woman was seriously assaulted during one incident and remains hospitalized. Police seek Bernard McDonagh, 59, in connection with these crimes and urge anyone with information to call 999 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.