Let-off for £25,000 Rolex rippers

Two asylum seekers who targeted a man for his £25,000 Rolex in London’s West End have walked free from court. Kris Smith screamed ‘Don’t take my watch! Don’t take my watch’ after he was attacked at around 2am in Soho on 21 July last year. Egyptian Yousef Garef, 21, grabbed his gold Rolex Day Date while Algerian Amin Abdelkadar, 25, covered his mouth to stifle his cries, Southwark Crown Court heard. Donna Longcroft, prosecuting, said: ‘Mr Smith was approached by…

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