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This is the shocking moment a brazen car thief stole a luxury vehicle - with a blind and disabled 89-year-old woman still inside.
David Stephenson, 51, sped off in the black SUV with the OAP passenger after her daughter left the car's engine running while she visited some shops.
She had earlier driven her mum, who also had dementia, into Ashton-under-Lyme, Greater Manchester, to run some errands for her on January 6 this year.
But after she left the car briefly with the key in the ignition, Stephenson got behind the wheel and drove off - unphased that he was still carrying a 'terrified' OAP.
The video clip also revealed the car owner's frantic call to the police where she told them her elderly mum had been kidnapped.
David Stephenson of no fixed abode was jailed this week for eight years and six months after being found guilty of kidnap, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving and driving without a license
The footage of Stephenson was taken by Greater Manchester Police who were pursuing him in Aston-Under-Lyme
Police officers pursued Stephenson in a chase through Ashton-under-Lyme, Greater Manchester
Footage revealed how Stephenson took off through Ashton-Under-Lyme town centre at speed and swerved in and out of cars
She said: 'I've gone to the shop to pick some covers up for my mum, and I've come back and my car's gone with my mum.
'Someone's took her. Someone's took my car and my mum. She's disabled and she's blind and she's got dementia.
'My mum in the car - what will they do with her? What
