Shocking footage shows a woman terrorised on her doorstep by a group of five men who kick her front door and smash her car and house windo...
Shocking footage shows a woman terrorised on her doorstep by a group of five men who kick her front door and smash her car and house windows.
The attack caught on CCTV in Ilford, east London saw the woman just make it inside before they arrived and began battering her door.
Police were called around 6pm on Friday and officers attended the scene but the suspects had gone. The motive is unknown.
The woman is seen talking to someone in a car outside her house when she spots a group of men approaching
At the beginning of the footage the woman is seen talking to someone in a car outside her house.
She spots the men approaching from down the road and quickly flees inside her home, shutting the door behind her.
Seconds later, the men armed with weapons arrive at her doorstep and the first man runs and kicks at her door to try and break it open.
Seconds after she shuts her door a group of men arrive at the property and begin to bash her door
They turn their attention to the car in her driveway's windows and the car she had been speaking to on the street
The woman's neighbour Frank Adams said: 'My neighbours have said the footage should be shared to create awareness and in pursuit of the attackers.
'They're fine but still in shock. I've not spoken to them since the attack.'
The other men begin smashing up a car sitting on the driveway and the one on the street which she had been speaking too. It quickly drives away.
The thugs continue stabbing at the car on the driveway before turning their attention to the house and shattering a front window.
Footage from a different angle shows the men managed to smash the rear window of the car
They continue the attack and smashing the windows before running off. The police were called at 6pm and attended the scene but the suspects had gone
Footage from another angle reveals the gang managed to break the rear window of the car on the driveway.
The clip ends with the youths running off, leaving the trail of destruction behind.
There were no reports of any injuries sustained from the attack. The motive is unknown.
Social media users were disturbed by the video of the attack shared by the woman's neighbour
A neighbour uploaded the dramatic scene to social media in a bid to catch the attackers and the video disturbed social media users.
Aziz Hoque wrote: “Something must have triggered these animals. Proper savage.”
@Ilfordresident1 added: “There's something more to this than a random attack.”
And @cemtex1 said:” Animals, this can't be a random attack. Surely there is more to it.”
Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact police via 101, tweet @MetCC and quote CAD6172/8May, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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