Overview
- Zacariah Boulares, 19, admitted the attempted robbery of Neil Tallantire and possessing a machete at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, and he was remanded to be sentenced on 19 June.
- Judge Mark Weekes demanded the Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police explain why the August 2023 case took two and a half years to reach court despite CCTV evidence.
- The court ordered psychiatric and psychological reports, with experts set to assess possible autism and ADHD, and the judge said he will weigh a legal finding that could lead to a longer, risk-based sentence.
- Court records show Boulares has 12 convictions for 28 offences, and he received a 22‑month sentence in July 2025 for a string of thefts that included the attempt to steal actress Genevieve Chenneour’s phone and a theft from a blind woman.
- Earlier incidents include robbing TV presenter Aled Jones of a Rolex at machete‑point and threatening to cut off his head, episodes that victims said left them fearful and reconsidering life in London.