Dramatic moment ‘really scared’ Amir Khan robbed of £72k diamond-encrusted watch at gunpoint as wife Faryal cries
THE dramatic moment Amir Khan was robbed of his £72,000 watch at gunpoint has been shown in court.
The boxer, 36, was left terrified as a masked man allegedly ran at him and demanded “take off the watch”.
Central NewsAmir Khan has a gun pointed at him in footage shown to jurors[/caption]
Central NewsThe boxer was targeted while out with his wife Faryal[/caption]
Khan had been out for dinner with wife Faryal, 31, and friend Omar Khalid at the Sahara Grill in Leyton, East London, when the robbery took place.
Ahmed Bana, Nurul Amin and Ismail Mohammed, all 25, deny conspiracy to commit robbery while jurors heard Dante Campbell, 21, has admitted to being the gunman
CCTV played to jurors shows the former world boxing champion smiling as he leaves the restaurant with his wife.
He then crosses the road to get in a car driven by Omar when two men get out of a silver Mercedes coupe.
A hooded man then runs towards Khan and raises his arm to point the gun at the boxer, who hands over his watch.
Khan previously told Snaresbrook Crown Court how he was left staring down the barrel of the gun.
He added: “I am a sportsman, a fighter, I have been put in the toughest situations but this is something different, this is really really scary.
“When he put the gun to my face I couldn’t recognise him because he had a mask on. I looked away because I didn’t want him to pull the trigger.
“I didn’t know what he wanted at first, then he said take off your watch. When he said ‘take off your watch’ that’s when he hit me straight away.
“I took it off straight away and that’s when I handed it to him.”
Khan also told how Faryal was left “screaming and crying” following the horror.
Bana, of Hale Gardens, Tottenham, Amin, of Cavendish Road, Finsbury Park, and Mohammed, of Edmonton, all deny conspiracy to commit robbery.
Bana also denies having an imitation firearm.
Campbell, of Hornsey has admitted conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of an imitation firearm.
The trial continues.
Central NewsKhan can be seen smiling as he leaves the restaurant moments before the robbery[/caption]
Central NewsHe said his wife was ‘screaming and crying’[/caption]
Central NewsHis £72k diamond-encrusted watch was taken[/caption]