Video shows victim set upon in broad daylight before he is finally separated from his scooter
Video footage captured the moment a helpless Deliveroo rider was attacked by a masked gang who stole his moped.
The footage was recorded in broad daylight in Birmingham city centre, reportedly on Wednesday, April 30.
It showed four men circle the delivery driver and grappling with him to separate him from his scooter.
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Two of the thieves fell to the ground as they tripped on their own mopeds. But the minute the Deliveroo rider left his bike unattended, a member of the gang quickly hopped on.
The group then split up and rode off in different directions. His trademark light green Deliveroo food box was seen on the back.
The rider was targeted outside the Clayton Hotel on Albert Street. Members of the public were left disgusted by the theft, as reported by NeedToKnow.
Four men circled the delivery driver, grappling with him to separate him from his scooter.(Image: Jam Press/@CrimeLdn)
Ugo Chukwu Iwuoha said: “Birmingham is unfortunately gone.” Joanne McConnell said: “Literally can’t have anything for yourself.”
Susan Spiteri added: “Disgusting. Poor man trying to make a living and the person laughing hope karma gets you.”
Roberto Carboni said: “Birmingham is gone.” Another said: “In broad daylight, a gang steals a man’s motorbike that he’s using to earn his living.
“Jail all of these scumbags for years. What have we become?”
A Deliveroo spokesperson said: “We take reports about rider safety and welfare extremely seriously and are concerned to see this footage.
“If a rider is subject to any criminal behaviour we would urge them to contact the police, who are the right body to investigate such unacceptable behaviour and we will support the police investigation however we can.”
West Midlands Police was approached for a comment.