Armed police smashed the windows of a BMW and seized swords and a loaded gun from gang members after a man was badly beaten in Birmingham.

The car was linked to an attack three days earlier, where a construction worker was beaten with metal poles.

Both his legs and his left arm were broken in the attack and he was taken to hospital for surgery.

The attackers fled the scene in a white BMW, which police tracked to the Black Country Route from London on September 15.

Body-worn footage showed the moment officers from West Midlands Police caught up with the vehicle.

Two police cars blocked it off and armed officers surrounded the BMW. 

One officer yelled: 'Get out of the car, now. Show me your hands.'

As the occupants refused to leave the car, officers smashed the windows from both sides. 

The four suspects were pulled out of the vehicle and arrested. As one is pulled from the passenger seat, a gun can be seen in the footwell.

The handgun was loaded with 11 rounds and swords and other weapons were found in the back of the car. 

All four men were sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on July 9, with each jailed for at least five years.

Gurwinder Singh, 25, of Ealing, London, admitted possession of a firearm, ammunition and five swords, and was jailed for five years and 11 months.

Harpandeep Singh, 23, of Hackney, London, was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of the firearm and ammunition charges, and admitting possession of the swords.

Harshehajdeep Singh, 21, of Ealing, London, was jailed six for years and eight months after being found guilty of possession of the firearm, ammunition, swords.

Zorawar Singh, aged 31, of no fixed address, was jailed for six years and two months after admitting possession of a firearm, ammunition and five swords.

DC Kyle Bowering, from our Major Crime Unit, said: 'This investigation has led to the recovery of a loaded gun, as well as swords, which would no doubt have gone on to be used in crime to harm and threaten others.

'These weapons have now been taken off the streets, and those caught with them have been put behind bars for a number of years.'