Shocking moment brazen thief strikes without even caring that he is being filmed from only a few feet away

This is the shocking moment a brazen bike thief struck without caring that he was being filmed from only a few feet away.

Video footage shows a man in north London take a pipe cutter to the metal bike railing and swing it around to make a cut.

He then hits the railing until a chunk falls out with a clatter and he puts his hefty tool in his backpack.

Someone behind the camera can be heard shouting, 'Just leave people alone!' 

The man then passes his bag to someone else stood nearby and loops the bike out of the railing through the gap he made and cycles away.

One user on Twitter/X said: 'That's brazen.'

Another commented: 'It's just not worth having anything nice anymore!'

Someone else said: 'This is why I don’t leave my bike anywhere, always have to take inside where ever I go. 

'Because what do you mean even if you have an angle grinder resistant lock they can just cut through the bike stand.'

MailOnline has contacted the Metropolitan Police for a comment.