Man choked unconscious in £15,000 Rolex robbery in London
- 8 years ago
LONDON — Metropolitan Police are on the search for two robbers who choked a man and stole his Rolex.
The two men were caught on camera violently assaulting a 46-year-old man at his workplace, a van for hire shop, in Greenwich on Feb. 10.
"The suspects stood outside the van hire shop in broad daylight for some time, appearing to look at the price list before entering and violently attacking the victim, choking him to the point where he lost consciousness," detective constable Andrew Payne said in a statement.
A camera outside the shop caught the two men approaching, while the camera inside shows the entire robbery.
The two men enter the shop and one man quickly begins choking the victim, who was seated in an office chair, from behind. The other man shuts the door and tries to grab the victim's arm.
The victim at one point fights back and slaps the thief grabbing his arm. That's when the robber from behind wrestles him to the floor and continues choking him. The victim goes limp and the second thief finally gets a hold of his arm and struggles to steal his watch.
The thieves leave the man lying on the floor gasping for air.
"Luckily the victim did not sustain any serious injuries and did not require hospital treatment," Payne said. "We believe the victim was targeted by the suspects to steal his watch."
According to police, the watch in question is a Gold Rolex Yacht Master watch, worth £15,000.
The two robbers were last seen fleeing in a black Peugeot 206 containing another male and female. They are described as both white males with medium build, one 25 to 30 years with a goatee beard and the other 38 to 40 years with a scarred complexion.
Investigators are asking the public for help in locating the two suspects.
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The two men were caught on camera violently assaulting a 46-year-old man at his workplace, a van for hire shop, in Greenwich on Feb. 10.
"The suspects stood outside the van hire shop in broad daylight for some time, appearing to look at the price list before entering and violently attacking the victim, choking him to the point where he lost consciousness," detective constable Andrew Payne said in a statement.
A camera outside the shop caught the two men approaching, while the camera inside shows the entire robbery.
The two men enter the shop and one man quickly begins choking the victim, who was seated in an office chair, from behind. The other man shuts the door and tries to grab the victim's arm.
The victim at one point fights back and slaps the thief grabbing his arm. That's when the robber from behind wrestles him to the floor and continues choking him. The victim goes limp and the second thief finally gets a hold of his arm and struggles to steal his watch.
The thieves leave the man lying on the floor gasping for air.
"Luckily the victim did not sustain any serious injuries and did not require hospital treatment," Payne said. "We believe the victim was targeted by the suspects to steal his watch."
According to police, the watch in question is a Gold Rolex Yacht Master watch, worth £15,000.
The two robbers were last seen fleeing in a black Peugeot 206 containing another male and female. They are described as both white males with medium build, one 25 to 30 years with a goatee beard and the other 38 to 40 years with a scarred complexion.
Investigators are asking the public for help in locating the two suspects.
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