A Mitcham man who died of a suspected heart attack while chasing a criminal has been named as Krzysztof Jablonski.

Battersea Coroner's Court confirmed today there will be no inquest into the 53-year-old Polish man's death, as the circumstances are not disputed.

On Tuesday, the thief who stole his truck was jailed for 22 weeks.

Mr Jablonski suffered a suspected heart attack while pursuing Westley Alan Scott in another car after the theft in Tooting on Monday.

Mr Jablonski called his son and said he was experiencing chest pains, then crashed into a roundabout at the junction of Commonside West and Croydon Road at about 11.45am.

Scott was caught hours later and jailed on Tuesday for five-and-a-half months.

Police officers and ambulance crews were called to the scene and made “extensive efforts” to resuscitate the man, an ambulance service spokesman said, but he was pronounced dead at St George’s Hospital at 1.15pm.

Police said the truck, a white Nissan Cabstar, was stolen from its owner’s home in Links Road, near Tooting station, on Monday, October 5.

Mr Jablonski, who was from Poland, gave chase in a blue Volvo.

A police source said the victim had called his son as he set off after the truck, and asked him to phone the emergency services on his behalf because he was worried they would not understand his limited English.

The truck was stopped on the M25, near Swanley in Kent, at 12.40pm by Surrey Police.

Scott, of Grove Road, Mitcham, was arrested and later pleaded guilty to taking and driving away a vehicle, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

The unemployed 30-year-old was sentenced to 22 weeks' imprisonment at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning.

Merton police said no criminal investigation would be launched into the victim’s death.

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