Bare-chested man smashes up Tesco entrance with bike

Tesco workers were forced to barricade the entrance to the store after a man started breaking the windows.

Dramatic video footage showed customers cowering inside the Tesco Metro on Portobello Road in Notting Hill, west London.

Violence erupted at around 9pm yesterday after three drunk men entered the shop and had a scuffle with a security guard, according to a witness.

Tesco staff closed the door before one of the men, who was not wearing a top, began to break the glass.

The witness said: ‘Everybody was terrified because there were people, especially the ladies, who could not understand if it was just one person.

‘When they closed the door all the people in the back of the store who were shopping moved to the front.

‘They couldn’t realise if it was one guy or a gang, so they were basically terrified. All the staff were telling them to stay away. There was a moment of panic.’

Police said officers attended the scene after reports of a man causing criminal damage.

Scotland Yard added in a statement: ‘It was reported that a man was using a bicycle to smash the glass door at the front of the store.

‘A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of affray. He has been taken into custody. Enquiries continue.’