Paul Hughes, 59, is convicted of targeting people at private gyms in London’s Square Mile by stealing items from their lockers. Multiple reports describe Hughes as a professional thief who targets gym users while they exercise, including taking watches worth about £62,000. The case centers on the thefts of watches and other valuables from locker areas at these facilities, where victims expected items to be secure. After court proceedings, a judge tells Hughes to hand back the stolen goods to the victims. The reporting characterizes the stolen property as luxury watches belonging to victims in the City area, and says the judge’s order requires restitution through the return of the items. The articles focus on the pattern of Hughes’s offending and the value of the watches taken, as well as the court’s direction on returning property. No additional charges, sentence length, or further details about the investigation are provided in the supplied excerpts.
Judge orders man to return watches stolen from City gymgoers
Paul Hughes, 59, is convicted of targeting people at private gyms in London’s Square Mile by stealing items from their lockers. Multiple reports describe Hughes as a professional thief who targets gym...
- Paul Hughes, 59, is linked to stealing items from lockers at private gyms in London’s Square Mile.
- The thefts include watches valued at about £62,000.
- The judge orders Hughes to return the stolen goods to the victims.
- The reporting describes a pattern of targeting gymgoers while they are exercising.
Paul Hughes, 59, made a living ransacking bank cards and jewellery from the lockers of well-heeled victims as they exercised at private gyms in London's Square Mile.
2 months agoPaul Hughes, 59, made a living ransacking bank cards and jewellery from the lockers of well-heeled victims as they exercised at private gyms in London's Square Mile.
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