Cash machine thief gets his comeuppance - and he tells his would-be victims' mother that THEY need to learn some manners

Cyclist sneaks up on two sisters and tries to grab money from machine



Two women immediately punch him the face and drag him from his bike



He then spits at them so sister hits him again in the head



Thief tells mother her daughters 'need to learn some manners'

A thief told the mother of two sisters who beat him up when he tried to rob them at a cash machine that they needed to 'learn some manners'.



The would-be victims punched the man in the face and dragged him off his bike when he tried to grab their cash from an ATM.



But the thief then cycled up to their mother to berate the sisters for not having 'manners'.



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Watching: The thief cycles up to the two sisters as they get money out at a Worcester Park cash machine Distracted: When the women's backs are turned the thief makes his move and edges closer to the machine Lunge: The cyclist then leans for forward as he tries to grab the cash from the sisters

Police have today released CCTV images of attempted robbery in south west London as they try to track the man down.

Dressed in a knitted hat with ear flaps, the man cycles up to the woman on a red bike and waits for the cash to come out before lunging forward to try and grab it.



Immediately the two sisters, aged 25 and 27, realise what he is trying to do and one punches him in the face.



The same woman then grabs him around the neck with both arms and puts him in a head lock.



After freeing himself, the man spits at the women as they walk away so one of the sisters promptly turns around and pulls him off his bike.

Teach him a lesson: One of the sisters immediately smacks him around the head while the other blocks his path

Headlock: The sister then holds onto his neck with both hands and drags him from his bicycle

In trouble now: The cyclist flails as he loses his balance while the woman continues to hold onto his neck Disgusting: After fighting him off, the sisters walk away but the man spits at them

As they went up the street to join their mother who was waiting for them, the cyclist rode up and told her: 'If I was going to rob them I would have taken the money.



'Your kids need to learn some manners.'



The attempted robbery happened at a cash machine in Worcester Park on Sunday, June 9, at about 7.15pm.



A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said today: ' Police are appealing for information after two girls fought back against a thief who tried to steal the cash they were withdrawing from an ATM in Central Road, Worcester Park.

Comeuppance: Immediately one of the sisters slaps him around his head and pulls him from his bike

Beaten up: The woman wrestles the cyclist off his bike before he tells them they 'need to learn some manners'

Appeal: The Metropolitan Police released the images as they to track the would-be thief down

' As the notes appeared from the machine, the cyclist lunged forward to grab the cash.



'But he hadn’t reckoned on the girls fighting him off and pushing him away.'

He is described as white, about 5ft 8 tall, and wearing a blue and white Alpine hat, a black jacket and riding a red and black bike.

