Migrants face trial for £40,000 watch robbery spree

Two Algerian small boat migrants accused of grabbing designer watches worth more than £40,000 from passengers getting out of black taxis will stand trial in May next year. Ayoub Harek, 23, and Txomin Houre-Place (corr), 30, rode up to their two victims on Lime Bikes before making swift getaways on the electric cycles, it was said. The pair allegedly robbed Eric Yau of a £22,000 Patek Phillipe watch from Eric Yau as he exited a cab in Westminster on June…

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