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@Oliver Schick
The source of the story is the Chair of Victoria Park Friends.
http://www.victoriaparkfriendsgroup.co.uk/
He/she apparently also circulated a picture of the bike.
It seems credible to me. There are so many assaults and muggings every day that the national media only tend to report on murders and manslaughter, or assaults with particular twists that make them stand out in the news. It was probably in the local papers yesterday, but I haven't got them yet.