This is the shocking moment a brazen ‘car cannibal’ walked off with a stolen bumper after a dad’s motor was attacked for the second time.<br /><br />Jeremy Merckel woke up to discover his beloved Volkswagen Golf GTI had been stripped for parts outside his home.<br /><br />Thieves had torn the bumper, headlights, windscreen wipers, grille and even the bonnet off his £17,000 motor.<br /><br />Footage from Jeremy’s neighbour’s Ring doorbell caught one of the crooks casually walking away with the bumper over his shoulder.<br /><br />The car was parked outside Jeremy’s home in Sutton Coldfield, West Mids., when it was attacked at around 2am last Sunday (16/3).<br /><br />It is the second time car cannibals – who target certain motors to strip for parts to sell on the black market – had targeted Jeremy’s car.<br /><br />In September 2023 the dad-of-three had parked the same Golf outside his home when it was stripped bare.<br /><br />The marketing director now says his insurance has skyrocketed thanks to the two thefts and expects his renewal quote to be over £1,500.
