"Two men have been found guilty after a 1.1m heist at a south-west London watch shop whose store manager took his own life the following day. Oliver White, 27, was put in a headlock and tied up during the raid at the 247 Kettles shop in Richmond on 25 May 2024. More than 70 "high-value" watches were stolen and Woolwich Crown Court previously heard Mr White's suicide was "a direct result" of the robbery."
"A third man, Mannix Pedro, was found guilty of the same offence in February. Pedro, 37, of Woking, Surrey, was not in the shop but was "closely involved in the planning and execution" of the raid, including the use of a stolen Audi as one of two getaway cars. All three men will be sentenced on a date yet to be announced."
""We are all absolutely devastated with the loss of our funny, thoughtful and kind son Oliver; our lives will never be the same and we feel this loss every minute of every day.""
Two men were found guilty after a £1.1m heist at the 247 Kettles watch shop in Richmond. The store manager, Oliver White, 27, was put in a headlock and tied up during the raid on 25 May 2024. More than 70 high-value watches were stolen. Woolwich Crown Court heard that Mr White's suicide the following day was a direct result of the robbery. Kyle Mehmet, 40, and Michael Holmes, 34, were convicted of conspiracy to rob. Mannix Pedro, 37, was found guilty earlier and was closely involved in planning, including use of a stolen Audi as a getaway car. Junior Kunu, 31, was cleared. Sentencing dates have not been set.
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