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A brave cyclist has revealed how he fought of a hammer wielding gang who attempted to steal his £6,000 e-bike – by spraying them with marker paint.
Shocking video footage showed how 59-year-old Rafal Kalinowski was attacked by six thugs on mopeds while riding home from work.
He was pushed off his bike but quickly leapt to his feet and pulled out a can of red paint to spray at the gang sending them fleeing along the road.
The video showed how the masked hammer-wielding thug sprinted away.
Another of the would-be robbers was left behind in their panic to flee and had to sprint after an accomplice on a moped – before police confirmed four men had been arrested in connection with the attack.