UK RIOT:Pack of looters caught on camera pulling biker off his scooter and stealing it

It may look at first like this scooter rider is simply trying to negotiate his way through a busy High Street.

But once it becomes clear the rider was weaving his way through a crowd of looters in Croydon last week, the outcome is sickeningly predictable.

Seconds after being spotted, the learner rider is dragged from his scooter by a thuggish gang at the peak of last week's breakdown of law and order - before another thief makes off with the vehicle. www.naijapaymentsonline.com

Riding into danger: The unidentified scooter rider attempts to negotiate a street full of looters in Croydon

Chase: The rider is quickly set upon by a hooded thug, who catches him up on foot to attempt to steal the scooter

The looter then grabs the rider by the helmet and wrestles him from the controls of the scooter

The rider falls to the floor after the tussle as other looters close in to try to make off with the vehicle

The footage shows the helmet-wearing rider weave his way through a crowd of looters in Croydon, south London, before being chased down the street by a hooded yob.

Within seconds of being spotted, several other thugs descend on the poor rider like a pack of animals.

After being yanked away by a hooded looter when he tries to fight back, the rider can only look on helplessly as a second opportunistic thief jumps on the vehicle and rides away.

The video, the latest posted on YouTube showing the deplorable behaviour of looters during the riots, then captures the rider bravely trying to get his vehicle back.

 

When the grey tracksuit-wearing looter crashes the scooter after a matter of seconds, he runs back to try to retrieve it, only to be kicked in the back by yet another yob.

The footage was posted on YouTube by a user called Markosilla on August 10 and has since been viewed more than 4,500 times.

Helpless: A second opportunistic thief attempts to ride off with the scooter as the poor rider is dragged away by his backpack

The looters are then seen fighting between themselves over which one ends up with the expensive vehicle, as the rider lies prone in the street

Attempted getaway: A grey tracksuit-wearing looter is spotted trying to control the vehicle once its owner has been taken out the picture

After seeing off an attempt from the owner to get his scooter back, the looter then rides back in the same direction and away from view on the stolen vehicle

Last night more shocking scenes emerged when CCTV video showed two police officers being knocked down by a car as they chased looters during the riots.