Moment Labour Lord has luxury £200k watch snatched off wrist before robbers flee in speedboat in horror holiday mugging

The Irish Sun

15-07-2025

THIS is the moment a Labour Lord has his £200,000 luxury watch ripped from his wrist — before the thieves make a Hollywood-style escape on a speedboat.
Dramatic footage shows Lord Ara Darzi being ambushed while strolling through a narrow street on the glitzy Italian island of Capri.
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A man in a white T-shirt is seen standing on the narrow Capri street
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He then snatches the luxury watch from Lord Darzi's wrist and makes a run for it
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The Labour peer is then caught on CCTV chasing the bandits
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The Labour peer was walking near the famed Piazzetta around 10.30pm on Sunday when two robbers struck.
In the grainy video, Darzi is seen walking among a crowd outside a shop when a man in a white t-shirt lurks close by, positioning himself behing the unsuspecting lord.
Suddenly, the man lunges forward and snatches the ultra-rare Richard Mille timepiece from Darzi's wrist.
Another man, wearing red, bolts alongside the thief as the stunned 65-year-old gives chase in disbelief.
According to local police, the two men had stalked Darzi along the upscale Via Camerelle before launching their lightning-fast attack.
After the heist, the thieves sprinted through the picturesque Gardens of Augustus and down the serpentine Via Krupp trail — before hopping aboard a speedboat moored in Marina Piccola, vanishing into the night.
The brazen snatch-and-dash has shocked locals and tourists alike on the island long known for its luxury — and its low crime rate.
Lord Darzi told the
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"Last night, I was robbed by two men who snatched a watch I was wearing.
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"We were all shaken up, but thankfully no one was hurt.
"The watch was a gift from the father of a patient whose life I saved six years ago."
He added: "Sadly, like too many Brits abroad, I've now experienced street crime firsthand.
"My advice to fellow holidaymakers is simple: be careful and leave your valuables at home."
The watch — a Richard Mille, reportedly worth €300,000 (approx. £253,000) — is a grail-level timepiece worn by elite figures like Elon Musk and Jay-Z.
The brand only manufactures around 5,000 watches annually, sold exclusively to an ultra-connected clientele.
Darzi, who is also a professor at Imperial College London and co-director of the British Institute of Public Health, had been spending a few days on his yacht in the Gulf of Naples before the robbery.
Italian media described the crime as 'record-breaking,' calling the thieves 'specialists' with a knack for instantly recognising high-value targets.
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Investigators are now combing through security footage to piece together the daring getaway.
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The shocking attack follows another high-profile theft last month, when a British man had his £43,000 Rolex stolen while sitting in his £250,000 Lamborghini during a supercar rally in Barcelona.
The robbers made off on an e-scooter before the driver could react.
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Lord Darzi was on vacation with his family in Capri when the horror mugging took place
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