"You had two accomplices. The three of you waited on a busy street looking to identify any passerby with a valuable wrist watch that you could steal. You stole a Patek Philippe watch from Mr Schwan who was walking on a Sunday afternoon with his wife. Some degree of force was used to grab the watch from his wrist. The effect on him and his wife has been considerable."
"This is a serious offence, and only an immediate prison sentence is appropriate in your case. I am told that you are in the country illegally. You have already been in trouble for stealing people's property in the past. In 2022, you received a community order having been involved in a distraction theft of luggage at a London railway station. This was a planned theft. You played your part as a lookout with two others."
An illegal migrant, Ahmed Djidi, acted as a lookout in a planned robbery that targeted a £65,000 Patek Philippe watch in Mayfair on June 30. The watch was snatched from businessman Axel Schwan while he walked with his wife; Schwan gave chase after the theft. Djidi did not pull the watch but kept watch for a valuable wrist and has prior offending including a 2022 distraction theft community order and a cannabis possession fine. On October 8, Djidi was sentenced to 22 months for robbery and may be held in immigration detention pending possible deportation.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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