Robber snatched £30,000 watch from elderly man’s wrist near London’s Hyde Park

The victim was so rattled that he’s considering leaving the UK altogether (Picture: PA)

A robber who ambushed an elderly man and snatched a £30,000 watch from his wrist on a central London street has been jailed.

Zakaria Senouci, 27, was ‘handsomely rewarded’ after stealing the watch in April 2025, but the crime has left the 73-year-old victim so anxious that he now plans to move abroad, Southwark Crown Court heard.

CCTV showed Senouci ‘loitering’ with another hooded accomplice...