Second hammer-wielding thug on again of moped chases rider ‘who wrestled MACHETE off him’ [Video]

A person working with a machete after ‘wrenching it’ from a motorcyclist and pillion wielding was then chased by the pair with a hammer exterior a London tube station final evening.

The chaotic incident, regarded as an tried theft, occurred round 6.20pm on London Street, exterior Elephant and Fortress Underground station, and was captured on video by onlookers.

‘I simply thought I used to be going to see somebody die,’ one witness advised MailOnline. ‘It was one of many worst issues I’ve ever seen.’ 

In a single video, a person in a motorbike helmet and purple printed jacket is seen sprinting throughout the road with a machete in his hand, as a bike, regarded as his, lies on its aspect in entrance of a automotive. 

The person runs onto the pavement and strikes rapidly out of the best way as two individuals on a moped strategy him. The duo swerve, making a U-turn within the centre of the street, and the passenger may be seen wielding a hammer.

It comes as Amir Khan launched a stinging assault on London Mayor Sadiq Khan for failing to sort out violent crime and making town ‘unliveable.’

The previous world champion boxer, 35, has deserted plans to maneuver to London along with his household after being robbed of his £72,000 luxurious watch at gunpoint whereas out along with his spouse within the capital on Monday.

In a single video, a person in a motorbike helmet and purple printed jacket is seen sprinting throughout the road with a machete in his hand, as a bike, regarded as his, lies on its aspect in entrance of a automotive

Onlookers watch as the person runs throughout the road in entrance of a stopped bus and on to the pavement, as his motorcycle lies within the street

He’s then approached by the 2 males on the again of a moped, with the passenger wielding a hammer

The passenger holds the hammer nearer to his aspect, because the pair swerve within the centre of the street, making a U-turn and driving again within the path of the opposite man

The hammer-wielding passenger and the moped driver head the fallacious approach down the road and enter the bus lane, earlier than coming off their bike

One witness, a lady in her late 30s, advised MailOnline that the duo had been attempting to take the motorcycle from the person within the purple jacket.

She stated that the person within the purple jacket ‘wrestled the knife from the 2 males on the scooter’, after they tried to take his bike.

‘It was actually terrible… that knife is insane, it is bought some attain,’ she stated.

‘I used to be strolling again to Elephant and Fortress, and one thing did not really feel proper. There was a motorbike on the ground, and one other going through the fallacious approach. 

‘I used to be strolling with my Aunt, and I stated “that man’s bought a knife”, I may see the lengthy blade… I simply thought I used to be going to see somebody die.’

The girl, from Gloucestershire, added: ‘I stay within the nation … It was one of many worst issues I’ve ever seen. I simply want to return to the countryside.’

The witness stated that the motorcyclist saved attempting to return to his fallen bike, however was being ‘chased’ by the pair on the moped.

He then snatched the blade from them, and ‘seconds’ later, the 2 males returned wielding a hammer.

The witness, who was standing at a roundabout, stated that she sheltered a youthful woman behind her physique, encouraging her to not look. 

The motorcyclist, now holding the knife, then ran throughout the street, and was chased once more by the pair, earlier than they made a U-turn within the street, and drove away.

As they made their exit, the pair crashed fell and crashed on the ground, prompting an eruption of cheering from onlookers, the witness stated.  

After the incident, the motorcyclist in purple then drives off, after being helped again onto his motorcycle

She stated that the driving force of a automotive, the person pictured carrying a white shirt, black trousers and jacket, bought out of the automotive and took the knife from the motorcyclist.

‘He handed it in on the safety desk within the tube,’ she stated.   

The witness stated she couldn’t see the faces of any of these concerned, and believes ‘it wasn’t a gang factor’, however an tried bike theft. 

In a second video, the person in a purple jacket was helped again onto the motorcycle within the centre of the street by two others. 

On this clip, one other man in a white shirt, black jacket and trousers has taken the machete from him, and carries it pointing right down to the bottom.

The motorcyclist in purple is then seen driving away from the scene, passing near a bus. 

Teenage woman is shot in South East London 

Police have launched an investigation after a teenage woman was shot in South East London within the early hours of yesterday morning. 

Armed police had been known as out to Lucas Avenue in Lewisham at round 3am yesterday, the place they discovered a lady affected by a gunshot harm. 

She was rushed to hospital by the London Ambulance Service, and isn’t in a life-threatening or life-changing situation.

The Metropolitan Police stated various crime scenes are in place and there have been no arrests ‘at this early stage’. 

Residents claimed they heard a lady ‘screaming’ and ‘5 gun pictures’ within the space at round 3am.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police stated that various bullet casings have been recovered and despatched for specialist evaluation. 

Forensics are on the scene of the capturing and are combing for proof in a black Mercedes which sits deserted inside the police cordon.

The black Mercedes is exterior Pizza Hut, on the junction between Lewisham Method and Lucas Avenue.

A forensics officer taking a photograph in Lewisham, South East London, April 23, 2022

One witness described it as ‘so scary’ and stated that they had been in one of many parked buses, and ‘noticed the entire thing’.

Commenting on the video, one particular person on Twitter stated: ‘The streets of London are not paved with gold, simply purple from the each day blood spilled because of knife crime.’

One other described it as ‘@SadiqKhan ‘s Lawless London!’, with one other describing town as a ‘S***gap’.

Replying to the video on Twitter, Chief Superintendent Roy Smith from New Scotland Yard thanked onlookers for capturing the ‘useful’ footage.

He added: ‘This should have been terrifying for individuals close by. I’ve tagged @MetCC in order that we are able to get this recorded and the photographs handed to @MPSSouthwark for investigation.’

He later retweeted the video, including: ‘That is precisely the kind of info and pictures which is useful for police.

‘When it’s too harmful to intervene (like this) please name 999 after which seize as a lot proof as attainable (autos, faces, garments) in order that colleagues may help.’ 

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police added that officers had been rapidly on scene however these concerned had fled on mopeds. They recovered the machete, and enquiries are ongoing.

It comes as Amir Khan stated he was ‘in real worry for his life’ throughout theft in East London on Monday, 

He had a gun thrust in his face as masked assailants stole his Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph watch earlier than escaping whereas his distraught spouse Faryal Makhdoom, 30 seemed on. 

‘I am unsure if I even need to return to London for the foreseeable future due to growing crime, horrible visitors and it is not secure,’ he advised MailOnline. ‘That is no place for me and my household.

‘My plan was to maneuver to London later this 12 months with Faryal and the children however after what occurred there is not any probability that we’ll be doing that.

‘London just isn’t a spot I need to stay in anymore. Our plan to maneuver there may be not occurring. We’ll persist with residing in our house in Bolton and spending time in Dubai.’

Turning his consideration to London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the boxer fumed: ‘Mayor Khan wants to drag his finger out and sort out the growing ranges of gun and knife crime. He is making town unliveable. You possibly can’t drive wherever, visitors is horrendous and there is not any high quality of life.

‘It is disgusting what is going on in London and what occurred to me. Sadiq Khan is doing a horrible job and this large improve in gun and knife crime is going on below his watch. It is completely disgraceful.’

He added: ‘You do not anticipate to be robbed at gun level, not in London. It breaks my coronary heart to see what is going on within the metropolis. Folks have been contacting me from all around the world to inform me that they do not really feel secure visiting London anymore. Mayor Khan and the authorities really want to do one thing about this.’ 

Responding to Mr Khan, a spokesperson for the Mayor of London stated that crime ‘continues to fall in London, bucking the nationwide development’.

There have been 24 murder victims in London because the starting of the 12 months.

They stated: Knife crime with harm [is] down by 12 per cent, gun crime down by 29 per cent and housebreaking down by 22 per cent since Might 2016.

‘Nonetheless there’s nonetheless a protracted technique to go. Preserving individuals secure in London stays the Mayor’s primary precedence and he takes motion by being each robust on crime and hard on the causes of crime. 

‘He’s investing file quantities in policing, has put 1,300 further law enforcement officials on the streets, and is funding programmes to offer constructive alternatives and assist for 100,000 younger Londoners.’