Watch out for thug in hoodie, women drivers warned by BBC actress

A BBC actress has issued a warning to women drivers after a thug in a hoodie tried to get in her car at traffic lights near the Tower of London.

- John Dunne

Shanika Ocean filmed the incident on her phone and posted the footage on social media detailing how the ordeal unfolded.

The actress, who played Dc Anna Gilchrist in the hit show Silent Witness, was confronted by a man in a grey hoodie while she was at the traffic lights in Dock Street at the junction of the A1203 at about 10.30pm on Saturday.

The footage shows her screaming at him and yelling for him to leave her alone, but he is seen grinning while repeatedly ripping at her door handle.

When the lights changed the man can be seen running in front of her car to stop her moving and even tried the handle of the back door when she eventually managed to drive off.