A suspected female pickpocket gang have been caught on
camera appearing to swipe a tourist's designer purse with £400 cash in London's
West End.
According to Metro Online, tourists
Nina Spencer and pal Toi McGurran were walking through Cambridge Circus, filming
themselves as they toured through the busy capital.
But after they had crossed the road, Toi looked inside
her Louis Vuitton handbag and noticed her designer purse containing £400 in
cash and her credit cards was missing.
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| The footage shows the woman casually grabbing the purse as they cross the road in London. |
Devastated Toi and Nina, both
from Thailand, watched back their video and were shocked to see three females
had been walking closely behind them on June 16.
The clip appears to show one
woman shielding the other's hand as she allegedly grabs the purse.
The two women are then joined
by a third woman in sunglasses - appearing to hand off the purse to her.
All three women then quickly
walk away together in a different direction.
The Sun reported that Nina said she
reported the theft to police but said they have not had the wallet returned.
She said: ''We reported this
to the police straight away. They asked me for the location where it happened
and we sent them the video of it.
"We don’t think it’s
possible to have the money back now. But we just want to be helpful and let the
police be aware of things going on in the city."
Nina, who is originally from
Thailand, has been living in the UK for several years with her British husband.
Her friend, Toi, was visiting her for a trip to London.
Nina said the theft has left
them both disappointed with their experience in London due to being the victims
of crime.
She said: ''It’s sad that this
had to spoil our trip. I hope the police can catch them so that it doesn’t
happen to other people.''
According to Met Police, "No arrests have been
made."
