Joyrider ‘found Mercedes with the keys in the ignition’

A car thief claimed he swerved through the streets of Kensington in a stolen Mercedes Benz C-Class because he found the car with the keys in the ignition and fancied a joyride. Messay Tariku, 35, was chased by police after they spotted him driving the luxury estate car in High Street Kensington at around 4.25am on 6 July. Ethiopian Tariku carelessly zigzagged between lanes in a bid to try and shake off officers before mounting a curb and fleeing the…