Shocking moment Spanish cop chokes 'thief' to death after he 'stole his phone'

This is the horrific moment an off-duty Spanish cop choked a suspected phone thief to death in front of passersby as they pleaded with him to 'let him breathe'. The unnamed 58-year-old policeman was out for dinner with a friend on Tuesday in the Spanish town of Torrejon de Ardoz in northeastern Madrid when a man allegedly stole his phone and ran off. The alleged thief was chased by the cop, who slammed him to the ground and held him in a neck restraint.