Two Algerian men are sentenced to prison after a robbery spree targeting passengers in black cabs in central London. According to reports, Txomin Huare-Place, 30, and Ayoub Harek, 23, targeted victims in the West End and stole luxury watches valued at more than £100,000, including two Patek Philippe watches. The accounts describe the men approaching passengers in a black taxi and taking the watches during the robberies. After the thefts, they escape the area and are reported to have used Lime bikes to get away. Both outlets state that the pair receive custodial sentences of more than seven years. The reports agree that the case involves multiple robberies carried out in London and that the victims were targeted because they were carrying valuable items. The sentencing and details of the watches and getaway method are presented consistently across the coverage.
Two Algerian men jailed for stealing £100,000 in watches from London taxi passengers
Two Algerian men are sentenced to prison after a robbery spree targeting passengers in black cabs in central London. According to reports, Txomin Huare-Place, 30, and Ayoub Harek, 23, targeted victims...
- Txomin Huare-Place and Ayoub Harek, both Algerian, are sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
- The men steal two Patek Philippe watches worth more than £100,000 from black cab passengers in London’s West End.
- The robberies target wealthy victims during taxi trips in central London.
- The reports say the defendants escape the area using Lime bikes.
- Both accounts describe the case as involving a series of watch thefts from taxi passengers.
The pair have been jailed after targeting victims in the city's West End.
2 months agoAlgerians Txomin Huare-Place, 30, and Ayoub Harek, 23, targeted wealthy victims in a series of robberies in the capital and escaped on Lime bikes.
2 months agoAlgerians Txomin Huare-Place, 30, and Ayoub Harek, 23, targeted wealthy victims in a series of robberies in the capital and escaped on Lime bikes.
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