‘I will kill you': Bizarre way man scared off would-be thieves from allegedly stealing luxury vehicle
Home security footage, shared by 7News, captured the moment two hooded figures were sent fleeing from a property in the affluent suburb of Brighton after allegedly attempting to steal an Audi sedan.
After being alerted by the sound of the car's engine, the quick-thinking-homeowner can be seen running towards the attempted thieves yelling and barking like a loud dog.
One hooded figure can be seen frantically leaping on the roof of the vehicle and jumping over the front fence of the property as they bolted from the scene.
The other dressed in a white hoodie, quickly followed suit, dashing from the driver seat of the vehicle and hopping the fence, leaving the car to slowly roll down the driveway.
'I will kill you, I will f***ing kill you,' the man could be heard yelling before barking and flaring his arms.
Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin commended the homeowner's non-confrontational methods to chase off the thieves.
'This guy's obviously got a genuine fear and tried to find any way to get them out of the house without having any confrontation,' he told 7News.
'If it works, it works and it keeps his family safe, then good on him.'
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