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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kiran Moodley

Dashcam shows man with a pram deliberately keying £100,000 Aston Martin in Hackney supermarket car park

(Metropolitan Police)

Chalk this one up to jealousy, a stand against gentrification or an act of mindless vandalism.

The Metropolitan Police has released CCTV footage of an unidentified man allegedly running his keys down the passenger's side of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

The luxury car, with a retail price ranging between £85,000 and £140,000, was parked in the Tesco supermarket on Morning Lane near Hackney Central, London.

The driver left his dashboard camera on while he went shopping and thus managed to capture a man approaching his desirable vehicle moments later. The tall black man, who was pushing a pram, is seen taking a bunch of keys out from his pocket and scraping them down the side of the car, causing £9,000 worth of damage.

The incident occurred on Friday 19 June at around 10:30am.

Police are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward. They can call police on 101 quoting image 182820 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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