Warning over muggings for £1,800 Canada Goose coats

VIOLENT muggers are increasingly targeting people's luxury winter coats to re-sell them sought-after The Canada Goose parkas, priced at up to £1,800, are said to rival designer watches as a favourite haul.

- Paul Jeeves

Other high-end clothing tragets include brands such as The North Face, Moose Knuckles and the even-pricier Moncler.

The rapidly growing trend has led to knife attacks, pedestrians being robbed - and even neighbours stealing from neighbours.

Online footage appears to show two people in hoods trying to take one of the coveted goose down coats at a Kent train station in daylight.