This is the shocking moment a man with a baby in a pushchair appeared to run a key along the side of a £100,000 Aston Martin.

The incident was caught on camera by the owner of the luxury V8 Vantage sports car, who had left his dashcam recording while he popped to the shops.

In the short clip, a man can be seen pacing in front of the car before walking past the passenger's side with a set of keys.

Police have released CCTV footage and a still of a man they want to trace in connection with the criminal damage of an Aston Martin car

The luxury vehicle sustained £9,000 worth of damage as a result of the incident, which occurred at 10.30am on 19 June in a supermarket car park, in Hackney, east London.

Police, who released the footage, are now appealing for information about the man.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: 'Police have released CCTV footage and a still of a man they want to trace in connection with the criminal damage of an Aston Martin car.

'Police were called on Friday, 19 June to reports of criminal damage to a car parked in a supermarket car park.

'It appears a tall black man approached the car pushing a baby in a pram.

'He took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and scraped them down the passenger's side of the vehicle, causing £9,000 worth of damage.'

The luxury vehicle sustained £9,000 worth of damage as a result of the incident, which occurred in a supermarket car park in Hackney