POLICE investigating a violent car-jacking in Wilsden have recovered the vehicle stolen in the attack.

A blue Audi RS6 V8 was found abandoned in the Rhodesway area of Allerton late on Saturday.

It was taken last Friday, when vet Terry Croud, who works for the Gatehouse Veterinary Group, was confronted by a group of men outside his home in Birchlands Avenue.

They demanded Mr Croud's car keys and struck him from behind, leaving him needing treatment for “non-life threatening head injuries”.

Detective Inspector Ryan Bragg, of Bradford District CID, said: “We believe that at least two of the suspects were wearing balaclavas and that another vehicle left the scene in convoy with the stolen Audi.

"Our enquiries into this incident are continuing and we would be keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the Audi travelling together with another vehicle or anyone who saw any suspicious activity involving the vehicle in the Rhodesway area after the time of the offence.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Bradford District CID via 101, quoting crime reference 13170538835, or report it anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.