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 on the corner of a street near Hyde Park before sprinting towards Sunil Chopra, grabbing his left arm and ripping the Patek Philippe watch from his wrist.

Mr Chopra could be seen in the footage to have spun around after his arm was pul...