Three men jailed for robbing London man of £140,000 watch

Three men have been sentenced to a total of 14 years and nine months in prison for robbing a man of a £140,000 luxury wristwatch in Mayfair, London. The Metropolitan Police reported that the crime took place in Berkeley Square shortly before midnight on January 28. The three men involved were Younes Djoudi, 34, Ali Eldahouzze, 22, and Abdel El Habchi, 30.

They were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on October 16, with Djoudi receiving five years and nine months, Eldahouzze five years and six months, and El Habchi three years and six months. According to the police, the victim was threatened with a knife and had his Richard Mille wristwatch stolen. CCTV footage captured the men boarding a train to Slough, which led police to trace them to Djoudi in Slough on January 29.

Body-worn camera footage showed Djoudi attempting to escape police, leading to his arrest. The robbery suspects were later found to have been communicating via their mobile phones, with Eldahouzze and El Habchi's phones connected to the crime. Police conducted cell-site analysis and searched an address associated with Eldahouzze and El Habchi, leading to their arrest on March 5.

Detective Sergeant Andy Swindells, who led the investigation, stated that swift identification of the perpetrators allowed for successful arrests and convictions. The Metropolitan Police also noted that robbery offenses in London have decreased by 12.8 percent due to their enforcement efforts.