Moment moped thieves target Bugatti Chiron driver with hammer as violent crimes and robberies grip London

21 August 2022, 23:33 | Updated: 22 August 2022, 10:15

The thief could be seen smashing the car window.
The thief could be seen smashing the car window. Picture: Instagram/watch_crime_ldn

By Emma Soteriou

Two moped thieves have been caught smashing in the window of a Bugatti Chiron in Mayfair in a bid to 'steal the driver's watch'.

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Footage circulating on social media showed a man smash the window of a Bugatti Chiron to get to the driver, Kuwaiti Abdullah F. Al Basman.

The man on a motorcycle - who was dressed in Deliveroo uniform - makes the move while stopping in traffic.

Joined by another man on a moped, he uses a hammer to smash the passenger side of the car's window before the Bugatti speeds off quickly.

The incident took place on Hyde Park Corner on Sunday, with extra footage showing what is suspected to be the same drivers targeting a passer-by on a street in Mayfair.

A witness said: "The moped thieves were at the hotel this morning and staff told them to get off the pavement.

"When Abdullah left in the Bugatti they started following him all the way to Hyde Park Corner. One beeped their horn which I assume was the signal to start attacking.

"I assume they were waiting for a junction they knew would have a long red light so they had time to attack them."

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The Met confirmed it is investigating a report of a robbery that is alleged to have happened in Curzon Street, Mayfair, shortly before 5pm on Sunday.

A man aged in his 40s reported being assaulted by two men who stole his watch.

Officers said they are also aware of video appearing to show an attempted robbery nearby on Park Lane at around the same time of the incident, which they believed to be linked.

No arrests have been made.

The incident came as part of yet another weekend of violence amid a spike in crime across the capital.

On Saturday night, four men were stabbed during a brawl in Brixton, with seven people having been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Meanwhile, a 12-year-old girl has been left fighting for her life after a hit-and-run in Barnet, with police hunting for two men who fled the scene on foot.

Speaking to LBC about the rise in crime earlier in the week, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: "We have seen over the last few days, the last week, a number of awful homicides.

"I’m afraid this summer we are seeing what we feared, which is an increase in violent crime… there are longer daylight hours, school holidays, a heatwave and so forth.

"We are working with the police to suppress that violence."

Anyone with further information about the Mayfair incidents is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 5109/21Aug.

To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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