‘Cinderella’ phone snatcher caught by DNA left on lost shoe

Spencer Duarte appeared at Inner London Crown on Monday where he admitted one count of theft (City of London Police/PA) - (City of London Police)

A hapless phone snatcher caught by DNA on his lost shoe has admitted theft.

Spencer Duarte, 28, of Saffron Walden, was tackled off his e-bike by members of the public after he stole a phone from a victim’s hand in Ludgate Hill in the City of London at midday on August 7 last year.