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A real life Fagin is being hunted by police for encouraging a young child to help him steal from a shop.
The shocking incident, captured on CCTV, saw a man encourage a shirtless child to shove handfuls of items in his bag in a supermarket in Sidcup, south east London.
Met Police are now appealing for witnesses or anyone that recognises the man to come forward, after the theft on October 20.
The man, wearing a beige t-shirt and carrying a black satchel, was caught on Co-Op CCTV taking items from his basket and putting them in his bag.
He appears first before a shirtless young boy, who appears to be around eight years old, wearing just jeans and trainers, appears behind him.