An Algerian migrant who ripped a £65,000 luxury watch from the wrist of a Canadian tourist has been jailed for almost three years.
Serial watch thief Txomin Huare-Place, 31, grabbed the Patek Philippe timepiece from coffee house owner Axel Schwan as he visited Wimbledon.
Visiting England for the 2024 Wimbledon finals, Mr Schwan had just accompanied his wife to an auction at Sotheby’s in Mayfair after watching a match when Huare-Place struck – and was caught on CCTV.
The thief, who was already serving six years behind bars when he received today’s sentence, inflicted ‘intense pain’ on his victim as he yanked at the Aquanaut Travel
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