Karate champ grabbed £70k watch

A former karate champion who helped steal a £70,000 watch from the president of a Canadian coffee house before fleeing the country was jailed for more than three years. Axel Schwan, regional president of Tim Hortons’ Canada and US business, was targeted for his limited edition Patek Phillipe watch as he walked along New Bond Street in Mayfair with his wife. One of the thieves, Algerian migrant Ahmed Djidi, 26, snuck up behind Mr Schwan and wrenched his Patek Philippe…

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