Overview
- Ben Thompson told the Old Bailey he no longer feels safe in London, describing flashbacks, anxiety and a scar from where his £7,000 Rolex was torn off.
- Luxury perfumer Roja Dove, 69, was thrown to the ground and robbed of a diamond‑encrusted Patek Philippe valued at about £150,000, and he now feels unsafe in the city.
- Hocine Boulanouar, 26, was convicted of two robberies and jailed for four years and three months after breaching a six‑month suspended sentence.
- Danis Tom‑Deter, 36, admitted the offences and received a prison term of two years and nine months following identification from CCTV footage.
- The judge called the attack a frightening street robbery at night, noting the victims were held as their watches were ripped away, while police have not confirmed the identities of the other four assailants.