Brutal Rolex Ripper Gang Jailed After Mayfair Attacks!
“Rolex Rippers” jailed after savage Mayfair ambushes—luxury watch gang used brutal violence to snatch designer timepieces in a high-end West End robbery spree.
Two men responsible for a string of and calculated robberies targeting high-end watches in London’s West End have been jailed for a combined total of 19 years, following sentencing at Southwark Crown Court.
Tedros Haile, 35, and Mahad Jammeh, 24, were convicted for their roles in a series of aggressive, orchestrated attacks which unfolded over the course of a single day in June 2023. Their primary objective was the theft of luxury timepieces, carried out with disturbing precision and force in some of the capital’s busiest streets.
The pair, along with a third man still awaiting sentence, first struck on 25 June outside the Rolls Royce showroom on Stratton Street, Mayfair. Their victim, Michail Rivas, was approached by the masked group after they exited a white BMW. Rivas, who was wearing a valued at £1,000, was swiftly surrounded. His watch was forcibly removed during the encounter, and the assailants made a rapid departure in the same getaway vehicle.
Mr Rivas later told the court that while the monetary value of the watch was not excessive, the item held sentimental importance. However, the court was not invited to dwell on emotional impact, with sentencing focused firmly on the violent nature and calculated execution of the offences.
Later that same evening, the group turned their attention to two further victims, Mark Jackson and Oliver Wragg, in nearby Brewer Street. Both men had been out in central London following a football match and were wearing visible, designer watches. The attack began with Mr Jackson being struck on the back of the head with a hard object before sustaining multiple full-force punches. He recalled hearing one of the assailants instructing another to “get his watch” while another made a chilling remark to “stab him in the face”. At the same time, Mr Wragg was dragged into a chokehold and handed over his £600 without further resistance. The robbers again fled in the white BMW used earlier.
Jammeh, of Welch House, Beaconsfield Road, Enfield, was no stranger to the dock. The court heard he had amassed eleven previous convictions for robbery, the first dating back to when he was just 15. Haile, of Guinness Trust Buildings, Fulham Palace Road, was already in breach of a suspended sentence for a prior burglary involving an unlawful entry into a residential flat occupied by a female resident at the time.
Judge Christopher Hehir described the violence used in the robberies as and condemned the pair for deliberately selecting victims based on the visible value of their wristwear. “These were planned and group offences—multiple individuals attacking one or two members of the public in order to forcibly remove watches,” he said. The judge further expressed hope that the sentences handed down would serve as a “deterrent to this type of organised and often lucrative offending”.
Haile was convicted of one count of robbery, having earlier admitted a separate robbery and denied but been found guilty of an attempted robbery charge. He was sentenced to 11 years in custody.
Jammeh pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and one of attempted robbery and received a sentence of 8 years.
A third defendant, Christian Whittingham, 27, of Granvill Road, Uxbridge, who admitted involvement in the same series of offences, will be sentenced at a later date.
The sentences reflect the courts’ increasing readiness to treat organised, street-level violence with severe custodial penalties, particularly where the offences are coordinated and carried out with clear premeditation. The court made no specific order in relation to compensation or costs.
