Three people to appear in court after former boxing world champion Aamir Khan Was allegedly robbed at gunpoint.
Metropolitan Police Ahmed Bana (25), Nurul Amin (24) and Dante Campbell (20) have been remanded in custody after being previously charged with the Leyton incident. Londonin April.
All three were produced at Thames Magistrates’ Court today.
Scotland Yard said all three north London suspects have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.
Bana and Campbell have also been accused of possessing a counterfeit gun.
Campbell has also been charged with possession of a counterfeit firearm with intent to incite fear of violence and of possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.
Former boxing champion Khan, 35, was with his wife Faryal on the High Road in Layton at around 9.15 pm on April 18 when he was allegedly approached by some men who threatened him with a gun before stealing his 70,000-pound watch. was.
Aamir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom at Indigo at O2 in London in 2019
CCTV footage shows the couple leaving the restaurant before the incident
The 35-year-old boxer and his wife were attacked outside the Sahara Grill in Layton on April 18, where robbers robbed them with their diamond-studded Frank Muller Vanguard chronograph (pictured).
Prosecutor Katherine Evans described the incident as “violent gun-capable” and “organised assault”.
He said: ‘It was a violent street robbery committed against a complainant who is a former professional boxer.
‘A watch worth over £70,000 was robbed from him. He was accompanied by his wife and friend when he was contacted.
‘People got out of a car and they were gunned down, they were threatened with guns.
‘His friend was also threatened with a gun.’
Ms Evans alleged that Amin was the ‘mark’ while Bana was the stampede driver.
She claimed to later find ‘viable’ ammunition in a sock in Campbell’s bedroom.
Hell Gardens, Tottenham, Amin, Cavendish Road, Finsbury Park, and Denmark Road, Hornsey, all of Campbell’s Bana in north London, were remanded to custody, before a plea and trial preparation hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 25 July. was.
Hours before the incident, Khan was seen shopping in Oxford Street with a fan wearing his charming watch, which costs around £72,000 and is studded with 719 diamonds.
And the Olympic medalist wore it in an Instagram post the night before a charity do at the Grosvenor House hotel – raising fears that she might be specifically targeted.
An eyewitness told The Sun that Khan was shaken by the ordeal, adding: ‘They didn’t hang around. They jumped straight into the car and fled.
‘Aamir had enjoyed a lovely evening with his wife and was shopping earlier in the day. This raises real fears that he was a deliberate target. This is extremely serious. He was absolutely terrified.’
Khan and Makhdoom married in New York in 2013, they have three children, Lamisa, Muhammad and Alayna.
Khan posted on Twitter at the time: ‘Just my watch has landed me at gunpoint in East London, Layton.
Aamir Khan is pictured with a fan in Oxford Street wearing one of his luxury watch
In a post on his Instagram account late last night, Khan’s wife Makhdoom also claimed that the watch was stolen and posted its serial number to try and ‘find out who did it’
‘I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was a few steps behind me.
‘Two men ran up to me, pointed a gun at my face and asked for my watch. The main thing is that both of us are safe.
Detective Sergeant Lee Warrington, of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: ‘Tackling robbery is a key priority for the Met and these arrests demonstrate our commitment to intent on removing violence, or the threat of violence, off our streets.’
In 2012, Khan was ambushed by an armed gang who allegedly tried to steal his £100,000 Range Rover.