Moment violent thug attacks man in his 50s and kicks him repeatedly in the face to rob his luxury Tag Heuer watch in west London
- The robbery unfolded in broad daylight on September 1 in near to a Fulham park
- Victim, in 50s, was bundled to the ground and beaten badly for expensive watch
- The disturbing robbery was captured in full on CCTV released by the police
A violent thug caught on CCTV in broad daylight grabbing a man from behind before beating him on the floor to steal his £1,250 watch is being hunted by police.
Detectives have released the film and the image of the man they want to speak to following the robbery in Fulham.
It happened just after midday on September 1 and saw the victim, who is aged in his 50s, was walking Bayonne Park.
He spotted the suspect approaching several members of the public and walked away but was then attacked.
The victim was pulled to the floor and then had his head slammed against the ground in the brutal assault.
Police say his attacked ordered him to remove his Tag Heuer watch, which start at £1,250 a timepiece.
This is the hooded thug police believe is responsible for the brutal Fulham watch robbery
The victim tried to fight back but the suspect began to punch him and kick him repeatedly in the face.
He felt the suspect remove his watch, possibly damaging the pin in doing so.
The suspect ran off but returned minutes later to steal the victim’s Motorola mobile phones. He ran off southbound on Paynes Walk.
The victim was taken to hospital with head injuries. This attack resulted in a fractured eye socket, severe bruising and swelling to his face.
Heartstopping CTTV captures the moment the victim is silently approached from behind
The camera shows the attacker taking his hands out of his pocket about to launch the attack
The pair struggle on camera before the victim is dragged to the floor and badly attacked
Detective Inspector James Griffin, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘This was an extremely violent attack and my team need the help of the public to detain this man. We have specialist teams dedicated to tackling robbery and this proactive operation will continue across all of our boroughs.
‘We are doing all we can to identify the person responsible before he can cause any further harm. We are asking anyone who was approached by this man in the park or who saw anything unusual to contact us immediately.’
The suspect is a black male of an athletic build with short black cropped hair and light facial hair. He was wearing a green hoodie jumper with light grey bottoms.
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