Carer thought Michael Watson had died in ammonia robbery

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The carer of disabled ex-boxer Michael Watson said he thought his ‘best friend’ was dead after he was dragged 150 metres by carjackers wielding bottles of ammonia. The former middleweight champion, 53, was caught in his passenger side seat belt as two men tried to steal his car near his home in Chingford, east London on 16 February last year. Mr Watson was left partially-disabled after suffering a near-fatal brain injury in his infamous fight with Chris Eubank in 1991….

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