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A brave shopper thwarted two suspected champagne thieves at Sainsbury’s in Carshalton, South London, in a dramatic confrontation caught on video, highlighting the rise in shoplifting incidents.
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Hero shopper fends off two thieves stealing champagne from Sainsbury’s

Andy Crick
Last updated: June 5, 2024 7:53 am
Andy Crick Published June 5, 2024
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Video garb of the incident. (Picture: Jam Press)
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A hero shopper fended off two suspected crooks who allegedly stole champagne from a Sainsbury’s.

One of the men – in a cap and facemask – had a bottle of bubbly stuffed in his jacket.

The other was clutching two bottles in his hands and a green bag over this shoulder.

They claimed to be homeless despite allegedly stealing the posh booze.

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The brave customer put up a fight to try and prevent them from leaving.

A shopping display of confectionery was knocked over in the melee.

The hero bystander – thought to be wearing a blue Chelsea football top – screamed at one of the men: “Put it back.

“Put it back now. Put it back.”

He then addressed both of them and said: “Go on, I’ll do you both.

“Put it back.”

He claimed: “Go on, put it back you thieving c*nts.”

One of the men replies: “It’s got nothing to do with you.

“We are homeless.”

But the angry shopper continues: “Go on I don’t give a f*ck.

“Put it back, put it back

“You fcking cnt, I don’t give a f*ck.”

He alleged: “You won’t nick.”

One of the men replied: “We ain’t got nowhere to live.”

A woman – also shopping at the shop in Stanley Park Road, Carshalton, near Croydon, south London on Monday (3 Jun) evening when up to him.

A brave shopper thwarted two suspected champagne thieves at Sainsbury’s in Carshalton, South London, in a dramatic confrontation caught on video, highlighting the rise in shoplifting incidents.
Stanley Park Road, Carshalton, near Croydon, south London. (Picture: Jam Press)

She said: “Just let them go.”

The man said: “Thieving c*nts” as the pair walked out of the supermarket.

Another shopper filmed the ugly clash on their mobile phone in a 32 second video, as reported on Need To Know.

It comes amid a spike in brazen shoplifting across the country.

Last month thefts were carried out at Greggs in Archway and a Boots in Chingford

Sainsbury’s and the Met Police have been approached for comment.

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