Sickening video shows thief punching victim from behind knocking his teeth into his lungs before searching his pockets as he lay in a coma in street
- Shock incident took place at around 5am on Sunday, August 19 in west London
- The 23-year-old victim from Spain had been returning home from a night out
- Video shows thief knock victim out before dragging and leaving him behind car
This is the shocking moment a ‘violent thug’ punches a student from behind before rifling through his pockets and leaving him in a coma for weeks.
The incident took place at around 5am on Sunday, August 19 in Marylebone, west London as the 23-year-old victim, who is from Spain, was returning home from a night out.
His injuries included a fracture to the skull and a bleed on the brain and were so horrendous his teeth were knocked loose and later had to be removed from his lungs.
The thug launches a devastating punch on the 23-year-old victim, sending him flying to the floor
He then rifles through the victim’s pockets stealing a phone, wallet and cash in the process
The suspect was caught on CCTV in the area soon after the vicious attack. The victim, who had that night been celebrating the end of a successful internship, has now returned home to Spain. There have been no arrests and enquiries continue
Shock CCTV footage shows the moment the unprovoked attack took place, as the vicious thief runs towards the young man before launching a devastating punch.
The suspect then searches the victim’s pockets as he lays unconscious, stealing a phone, wallet and cash in the process.
He then cynically drags the victim behind a parked car before leaving him lying in the road.
The suspect later entered a nearby hotel and calmly try to order a taxi to take him from the area. CCTV shows him walking in the area that night.
Detective Karl Lewis, from Westminster Borough, said: ‘This was a completely unprovoked assault on a young man walking home after a night out.
‘The victim has only just managed to make a full recovery from his physical injuries, however this attack has had a large psychological impact on him.’
The thug then cynically drags the victim behind a parked car before leaving him lying in the road
The Spanish victim is left unconscious in the road. He was later taken to hospital and put in an induced coma
The suspect later entered a nearby hotel and calmly try to order a taxi to take him from the area. CCTV shows him walking in the area that night
The suspect is seen walking in the west London area following the shock assault, which left a 23-year-old in an induced coma
He continued: ‘The man who committed this crime is a violent thug and we are desperate to bring him to justice.
‘I would urge anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV still to do the right thing and call police.’
The victim, who had that night been celebrating the end of a successful internship, has now returned home to Spain. There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.
Any witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 or contact via Twitter @MetCC. They are asked to quote CAD 1817/19Aug 2018.