Carjacker threatens pensioner

Detectives are hunting a carjacker who stole a £20,000 sports car from a pensioner at knifepoint.

The 69-year-old man was getting into the Honda Prelude 2000 Sport in Feltham when the suspect jumped into the front passenger seat.

He threatened the terrified pensioner with a knife before demanding the car keys.

The thief sped off in the V-reg sports car along Hampton Road East, towards Uxbridge Road.

Police believe the carjacker then drove to Exeter, where he stole petrol from a garage at around 7am.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened just before 6pm on Wednesday opposite the Sainsbury's supermarket in Feltham. The suspect is described as white and aged between 30 and 35.

He has short brown hair and was wearing a black leather jacket and light- coloured trousers.

Officers from the Met are working with colleagues from Devon and Cornwall Constabulary to try to establish his movements.

A Met police spokeswoman said: "We are appealing for information and witnesses to this knifepoint car robbery.

"It must have been a great shock to the victim, who is local to the Feltham area."

Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Mary James of Twickenham CID on 020 8247 7019 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.