# Masked Men Beat a Crypto Holder With Hammers in England and Took Instructions by Video Call

Police have offered a £10,000 reward in a Solihull home invasion in which three attackers forced a transfer worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

- Published: 2026-10-03T05:57:57.658Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Bitcoin Magazine (Cornell)](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/when-banks-dont-work-bitcoin-does-cornell)

Three masked men forced their way into a home in the Smith's Wood area of Solihull, in the West Midlands of England, and assaulted a crypto holder for about 45 minutes, striking his face, head and ribs with hammers while holding his seven-m…

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