Two Algerian migrants jailed after stalking tourist hotspots and trying to steal £15,000 watch

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Two Algerian migrants jailed after stalking tourist hotspots and trying to steal £15,000 watch.

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Two Algerian migrants have been jailed after stalking wealthy tourists through central London before attempting to steal a £15,000 luxury watch in Knightsbridge.Ania Bala, 25, and Salah Mabrouk, 23, were each sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison following the attempted robbery outside the The Lanesborough on October 8 last year.The pair targeted Mushal Alenezi, who was wearing a Hublot watch worth between £12,000 and £15,000.Following a week-long trial at Southwark Crown Court, both men were convicted of attempted robbery despite denying the charges.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The court heard Bala entered Britain on a tourist visa before overstaying, while Mabrouk crossed the Channel illegally by small boat as an unaccompanied minor before claiming asylum.Witness Mohamed Muradi told jurors he spotted the pair prowling around affluent parts of London searching for potential victims."I was driving when I saw two males acting suspiciously, looking at people, going behind...

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