Last year in May, a high-profilerobbery of luxury watches worth 1.38 million pounds (about Rs 14 crore) was reported at a shop in southwest London, drawing global attention.
Initially, the incident was treated as a genuine theft, but nearly eight months later, further investigations revealed that the robbery had been staged. It disclosed that everyone in the shop, including the shop's manager, had conspired to orchestrate the event. Tragically, in the aftermath of these revelations, the shop manager took his own life, as detailed in court proceedings.
As per the BBC, two men, Junior Kunu (30) and Mannix Pedro (37), have denied involvement in a planned robbery where 70 luxury watches were stolen from 247 Kettles in Richmond on May 25 last year. While testifying at Woolwich Crown Court, Mr Kunu insisted, "This was not a robbery; this was staged," adding that he was promised £5,000 for placing the watches into a bag.
Jurors were earlier informed that the store's office manager, Oliver White, 27, took his own life the day after the raid, reportedly as a direct consequence of the incident.
In court, Mr Kunu claimed he was recruited for what he believed was a staged robbery as part of an insurance scam. He insisted that had he known it was real, he would not have participated.
Kunu further said that he knew the person in the shop would comply and that his only role was to place the watches in the bag.
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