Fight breaks out on street outside Pret in central London

Fight breaks out in busy central London street as shocked bystanders look on
Attacker was spotted trying to gain entry to a derelict cafe in Fitzrovia
Shocking footage shows man assault bystander who was calling police
Owner of cafe was ‘barricading himself inside’ while the vagrant attacked shop

By Victoria Bell For Mailonline

Published: 21:53 BST, 23 April 2018 | Updated: 13:35 BST, 24 April 2018

An extraordinary street brawl broke out outside a Pret a Manger in central London yesterday after a customer tried to film someone apparently trying to break into a neighbouring cafe next door.

The shocking footage was filmed at around 2pm and shows a heavy set man at the door of the cafe at the corner of Mortimer Street.

We then see the man aggressively approach the pedestrian, who appears to be on the phone, gesticulating and shouting ‘who are you?’ at him.

The man kicks his foot out at the attacker before a barrage of punches are thrown in the middle of the street in front of the Fitzrovia branch of Pret a Manger as dozens of pedestrians rush to break up the fight.

Broad daylight: The man can be seen at the door of the derelict cafe where apparently the owner had barricaded himself inside

Broad daylight: The man can be seen at the door of the derelict cafe where apparently the owner had barricaded himself inside

The eyewitness who filmed the attack, which happened in Fitzrovia, said that the man was bashing in the front door of the yellow cafe seen in the footage with the owner barricading himself inside while the vagrant attacked the shop.

Meanwhile the man seen in the video attempted call the police before the vagrant caught on and followed him before the fight broke out.

Alert: The attacker approaches the man who was calling the police after spotting him trying to gain entry into the cafe. He then kicks his foot him before a barrage of punches are thrown

Alert: The attacker approaches the man who was calling the police after spotting him trying to gain entry into the cafe. He then kicks his foot him before a barrage of punches are thrown

The eyewitness who filmed the attack said: ‘The belligerent vagrant was initially bashing in the front door of the yellow cafe. The owner had barricaded himself inside while the vagrant attacked the shop.

‘Nearby, the pedestrian in the video was calling the police. The vagrant caught on to this and proceeded to attack the bystander. It was very shocking.