THIEVES stripped a Mercedes outside its owner’s house, taking the doors, bonnet, boot, wheels, front seats — and even some sweets.
Safe company owner Paul Hampton and partner Jacqui Heeley were woken at 5am by a neighbour telling them to take a look at their car.
Paul Hampton and partner Jacqui Heeley were woken by their neighbour who told them to take a look at their car[/caption] Paul, 56, was stunned when he saw his £16,500 two-year-old C-Class AMG had been stripped bare[/caption]They assumed they would find their £16,500 two-year-old C-Class AMG had been damaged, but instead saw it just a shell standing on bricks.
The front bumper and headlights were partly removed, suggesting the crooks may have been disturbed and fled.
Paul, 56, of West Bromwich, said: “I stepped outside the front door, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
“They hadn’t damaged any panels and didn’t leave fingerprints.
“These seem to be professionals working in a team of five or six.
Paul, of West Bromwich, said ‘These seem to be professionals working in a team of five or six’[/caption] He added ‘I’ve never had anything like this happen before’[/caption] The thieves stole the doors, bonnet, wheels, front seats and more [/caption]Paul added: “I’ve never had anything like this happen before.
“It almost puts me off getting another one.
“I’d be better just having a £500 banger on the drive for them to steal.”
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