Robber on moped is jailed for eight years
Barnsbury man was part of sledgehammer gang that carried out raid on watches store in the West End
Friday, 13th July 2018
Jailed: Jamie Farrell
A MOPED robber whose gang used sledgehammers to smash through a display in a West End store was sentenced to eight years behind bars on Monday.
Jamie Farrell, 31, from Barnsbury, was part of a group of six men on three mopeds and a motorbike who carried out a morning raid at Watches of Switzerland in Regent Street on June 5.
The terrifying attack saw a moped rammed into the doors of the store to prevent them closing while three men in crash helmets attacked display cases with sledgehammers, taking £440,000 worth of watches.
Half a dozen Rolex watches were recovered at an address in Islington near the spot where a moped was abandoned.
