A model had her phone stolen by a crook on a hired e-bike as she filmed a TikTok video by the River Thames.
Chelsea-supporting Astrid Wett was with a pal called Leah on the riverbank with her mobile propped up on a wall.
The thief on a Lime bicycle – which cost £3.99 to rent for half-an-hour in the capital – whizzed by and swiped it.
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She and a friend briefly gave chase but were unable to catch him.
It happened on Sopwith Way, Battersea, near Chelsea Bridge west London at 3:03pm on Monday (4 Nov).
Influencer and OnlyFans star Astrid – who has previously posed with Blues star Cole Palmer – fumed: “London is genuinely a crime ridden hell hole at the moment.
“I had my phone stolen right in front of me.
“How do we even fix this?”
The shocking moment was captured on CCTV.
The 25-second clip shows the river footpath packed with pedestrians and fellow cyclists.
She added: “I got the CCTV from the police.
“London is not safe.
“There is this thug on a bike.
“Me and Leah are just filming a TikTok.
“He comes up and steals my phone.
“We did chase him but he completely sped off, like there was no catching him.
“I never thought this would happen to me.
“What has happened to our beautiful country?
“I wanna be in a country where the leaders actually care about their people.”
Astrid – also a boxer – said: “Do you know this man?
“I won’t stop until he’s brought to justice.
“I don’t even care about the phone anymore but he needs to be in prison.”
One fan said: “Your persistence will pay off! Stay strong, justice nears.”
Marvi said: “Seriously, I live in central London and I never take my phone out.”
A third said: “Filming TikToks in central London you should know better.”
But Astrid said: “That is such a dumb way to think about it.”
Another also blamed her adding: “Stop doing TikToks on the street.”
She replied: “I should be able to do whatever I want without having my things stolen.”
It comes amid a spate of phone thefts across London by gangs operating on electric bikes.
The Met Police has been approached for comment.
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E bikes should be banned from pedestrianised areas. I have often seen them almost knocking down pedestrians and now, stealing phones !!