Raider ‘tied victim to chair and stole PS4’

A burglar victim was tied to a chair with a skipping rope and beaten by a raider who took his PS4, a court heard. Fereall Francois, 24, allegedly threatened Philip Hilson with three knives as he ransacked his west London home. Francois made off with £4,000 of goods including laptops and PlayStation, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Simon Maughan, prosecuting, said: ‘On May 15 the complainant had encountered Mr Francois – he was an old acquaintance – outside the Tesco on…