
This is the shocking moment a brazen thief walks through an empty church to snatch a priceless bronze eagle sculpture that people have worshipped in front of for nearly 160 years.
CCTV footage shared with The Independent and West Midlands Police appears to show a hooded man shielding his face as he walks calmly past the empty pews of St Augustine’s Church in Edgbaston at 11am on Monday.