Pic:The man was attacked with his own weapon
Crime reporter(wp/es):
This is the astonishing moment a man is attacked with nunchucks by would-be motorbike thieves before a heroic barefoot neighbour helps chase them away.
Police say the bike’s owner had been wielding the weapon himself while trying to ward off the crash helmet-wearing pair, but it was grabbed from his hands.
One of the duo then appears to start swinging the nunchucks towards the man, aged 46, before they are seen wrestling against a car.
A neighbour is then seen running barefoot out of a house in Arnull’s Road, Norbury, to chase them off.
Detectives say the two men, clad in motorcycle helmets and balaclavas, had turned up on a stolen motorbike just before 1.30pm on December 10.
One of them then attempted to steal a three-wheeled motorcycle parked in the street using a screwdriver before being confronted by the angry owner.
The victim received injuries to his hand during the struggle before the men ran off towards Gibson Hill, abandoning their vehicle.
One of the men is described as wearing a dark coloured jacket with a red logo on the back, black trousers with a blue line down the side, black trainers with white soles and gloves.
The other is described as wearing a dark jacket with grey at the top, dark trousers, black trainers with white soles and a helmet with a Nike tick on the back.
Detective Constable Ania Casey, investigating officer from Croydon, said: "If the owner had not locked his motorbike with a heavy chain, his bike may have been taken in seconds.
“Those extra minutes were sufficient enough to alert the owner and his neighbours to deter the two suspects.”
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