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Richmond watch robbery: Mannix Pedro found guilty

Richmond watch robbery: Mannix Pedro found guilty

BBC News19-02-2025
A man has been been found guilty of conspiring to commit robbery after watches worth £1.38m were stolen from a south-west London jewellery store.Mannix Pedro, 37, was "closely involved in the planning and execution" of the robbery from 247 Kettles in Richmond on 25 May last year, Woolwich Crown Court heard.The store's office manager Oliver White, 27, took his life the following day "as a direct result" of the raid, jurors were previously told.A jury found Pedro, from Surrey, guilty after more than 23 hours of deliberation. A second defendant, Junior Kunu, 30, from Mitcham in south-west London, remains on trial charged with the same offence.
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