On Friday, December 11, a 17-year-old boy and four men were jailed at Woolwich
Crown Court for more than 30 years in total after being convicted of
conspiracy to rob. Michael Ogun, 22, of Poppy Drive, Enfield, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.
Thomas O’Connor, 23, of Swan Lane, Southwark, maintained his innocence
but was jailed for eight-and-a-half years. Jamie Hull, 21, of Tranton
Road, Southwark, was also found guilty and was jailed for eight years.
The four men on October
9, 2014, battered the shop window of an east London jewelry store,
Attenborough Jewellers, on Bethnal Green Road, with sledgehammers as
frightened staff and onlookers looked on in shock. (screen grab of
the robbery below)
CCTV shows the shutter falling shut to keep out the robbers but not
before one was able to reach in and grab Rolex watches and jewellery
worth £12,000, police said. The four men then made off using three motorcyles.
A 17-year-old boy from Southwark, who cannot be named for legal
reasons, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve three years in a
youth detention centre.
Police believe other may have been involved with the incident and enquiries continue to trace them, Scotland Yard said.
The Met praised members of the public who aided the enquiry by
reporting relevant discoveries and observations to the police. One
person found a backpack containing clothing, which had been weighed down
with bricks, on the Thames shore near Rotherhithe Street, Southwark.
Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Andy McGuire, of the Met’s
Flying Squad, said:
"This is the perfect example of how members of the
public reporting what may seem to be insignificant things can actually
help police crack a case. This was an aggressive robbery which left store staff shaken and
onlookers terrified, but thanks to the quick reactions of local
officers, information from the public and team work across the Met,
these men are now in prison."
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