{
  "id": 15386616,
  "title": "Three jailed over luxury watch robbery at knifepoint in London's Mayfair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/three-jailed-over-luxury-watch-robbery-at-knifepoint-in-londons-15386616",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-18T08:53:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/10/18/three-jailed-over-luxury-watch-robbery-at-knifepoint-in-londons-mayfair/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three men have been sentenced to prison for a violent robbery in London's Mayfair district. The group held up a man at knifepoint to steal a £140,000 Richard Mille watch on January 28. The incident occurred shortly before midnight in Berkeley Square, one of London's most upscale areas. Police have been tackling watch and phone robberies, which have been labeled as an epidemic by politicians. CCTV footage revealed the men arriving in a vehicle before committing the robbery and fleeing on a train to Slough. Police traced the vehicle, leading them to identify Younes Djoudi, 34, who was arrested the day after the attack. Data from his phone helped locate the other two suspects a week later. Djoudi received a five-year and nine-month sentence, while Ali Eldahouzze, 22, was given five years and six months, and Abdel El Habchi, 30, received three years and six months. All three pleaded guilty to robbery at Westminster Magistrates' Court. The Metropolitan Police claim their campaign against violent crime is successful, with London robberies falling by 12.8 percent. Recently, a man pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, attempted robbery, and possession of a knife following an alleged attack on a Saudi visitor in Mayfair. In March, two men who stole a Patek Philippe watch from a man out with his pregnant wife in Mayfair were also jailed.",
  "summary": "Three men who carried out a violent street robbery in one of London’s upmarket districts have been sentenced to prison. The trio held up a man at knifepoint to steal a £140,000 Richard Mille watch in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, one of the most upscale areas of the UK capital. It happened shortly before midnight on January 28 this year. Police in London have been trying to crack down on watch and…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Three jailed over luxury watch robbery at knifepoint in London's Mayfair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/three-jailed-over-luxury-watch-robbery-at-knifepoint-in-londons",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:53:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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