Overview
- Footage and witness accounts show a masked man pulling a hammer from a rucksack and damaging a parked Aston Martin Vanquish at Hampton Court Palace Golf Club on Monday, May 25.
- Officers attended the scene, carried out searches but did not find the suspect, made no arrests and say enquiries remain ongoing under CAD 4251/25MAY.
- The car, a 2015 Vanquish with the personalised plate 'BD55 BOB' and a V12 engine, retails at around £192,000 and has been reported as a write-off after the damage.
- Video taken by dog walkers is the main public evidence and the word 'CHEATER' spray-painted on the bonnet points to a possible personal grievance, though police have not confirmed a motive.
- Police have urged anyone with information to call 101 quoting CAD 4251/25MAY or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, and the incident may carry insurance and criminal consequences if a suspect is identified.