A WOMAN told a jury of the horrifying moment her phone was snatched from her by moped bandits in Westcliff.

The trial of Harry Pavitt and Alexander Searle entered its second day at Basildon Crown Court yesterday with the victim of one of the robberies taking to the witness box to give evidence.

Pavitt, 30, of The Slades, Basildon, denies any involvement in two robberies, two attempted robberies and a theft that happened in Westcliff on July 31, 2018.

Searle, 30, of HMP The Mount, admits being present but denies being involved in the crimes.

The victim of the first incident which happened on London Road in Westcliff shared how she was left disoriented after the attack.

She told the jury: “I was walking along and some guys on scooters came behind me and snatched my phone out of my hands.

“To be honest it happened so quickly I couldn’t really digest it.

“There was three of them, two on one moped and one on a single one.

“They snatched the phone out of my hand. It caught my finger and hair.”

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​Prosecuting barrister Mark Hunsley asked: “You say effectively you felt someone grab your phone and making contact with your hand.

“Were you able to see which of the three people it was that did that?”

The woman replied: “No. To be honest it all happened so quickly I couldn’t really digest it properly.

“My little finger was scratched and bleeding.”

The jury previously heard that a third man has admitted his role in the robberies, who was the one to snatch the items from people.

Mr Hunsley asked the woman if she had suffered any other injuries.

She said: “Just that my hair was pulled and a graze on my hand and it was just shock.”

Mr Hunsley said: “Did they manage to get your phone?”

The woman replied: “Yes, my phone was taken.

“It happened so quickly, my phone was taken and there was a scuffle to find my bearings and they revved towards me a little bit and then went off.

“They kept revving to restart the scooters.”

The trial continues.