00:00Footage has been released showing the moments before a 68-year-old cyclist was seriously
00:05injured during an attempted robbery in Leeds. Paul Levert was pushed from his bike by one
00:12of two men on the canal towpath in Sturton on the 19th of August. When his fellow cyclist,
00:1874-year-old John Hopen, stopped to help, he was punched and kicked as the men stole his
00:24bike and belongings. Mr Levert suffered a broken kneecapped and cracked ribs. 20-year-old Alfie
00:31Smith has been jailed for six and a half years. Smith was also sentenced for a separate robbery
00:36involving an electric bike and two burglaries in Leeds at a secure car park and bike storage area
00:43in Whitehall.
