A man was attacked in a south London street in front of horrified witnesses before being bundled into a car and driven off, it is claimed.
Police in south London combed the area around Parsonage Manorway, Erith, after receiving multiple calls about the horrifying attack at about 8.20pm on Tuesday.
But they were unable to track down the car and the alleged victim has not been found.
“Police attended the scene and spoke to witnesses,” said a Met spokeswoman on Wednesday. “No victim was found at the location.
“A crime scene and road closures were in place while officers carried out a search of the area.
“No arrests have been made. Enquiries are ongoing.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Police in our road in Erith. Three or four police cars in the end, better than telly <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/fcoCHdQg2T" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3149931-https://t.co/fcoCHdQg2T" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/fcoCHdQg2T</a> — Rachel Turner (@raaary) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/raaary/status/684489784291684352" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3149931-https://twitter.com/raaary/status/684489784291684352" data-vars-event-id="c23">January 5, 2016</a>
Neighbours took to Twitter to share accounts of what had happened.
“Parsonage Manorway Erith all closed off,” wrote Des Collier. “Police and ambulance in attendance.”
Rachel Turner (@raaary) added: “Police in our road in Erith.
“Three or four police cars in the end. Better than telly.”
Officers in “orange overalls” were searching the area after the cordon was lifted, she added.
