Wealthy businessman was pistol-whipped by masked robbers outside ‘most expensive gym in London’ before gang escaped with £4,000 Rolex
- The victim was threatened with a gun outside a £600-a-month London gym
A wealthy businessman was pistol-whipped by masked robbers outside an exclusive gym and private members’ club in Chelsea, and the gang escaped with a £4,000 Rolex.
The victim was threatened with a gun by the gang wearing balaclavas outside the £600-a-month KX club in Draycott Avenue, off King’s Road, just yards from a primary school.
Video footage shot by a passer-by shows blood on the pavement as the robbers’ target looks shaken, dabbing his bleeding head with a t-shirt while staff care for him on the pavement outside.
‘It was terrifying that something like this could take place in broad daylight and that guns are being brandished so close to a school,’ said a witness.
‘The victim had just emerged from his Mercedes G-Wagon and was going into the gym when these guys sped up in a stolen grey Range Rover and grabbed him, hitting him over the head with a gun and taking the watch from him.
A wealthy businessman was pistol-whipped by masked robbers outside an exclusive gym and private members’ club in Chelsea, and the gang escaped with a £4,000 Rolex
‘Everyone on the pavement just ran in all different directions and the robbers jumped into their car and sped off.’
Another bystander, whose voice could be heard on a video posted online said: ‘I was inside – they came from outside, pointed a gun, stole the watch and ran away.’
The club, which has a permanent security guard on the door and several celebrity members, was recently dubbed ‘the most expensive gym in London’ by undercover YouTuber Joe Fazer, who gave his 1.4million subscribers a peek inside its doors after paying a £1,000 joining fee, plus a month’s membership of £600.
MailOnline contacted the Metropolitan Police about the robbery, which took place on Friday September 15.
In June, a gang of men who carried out a series of ‘appalling’ knifepoint robberies in West London, including Draycott Avenue, were jailed for a total of 24 years at Isleworth Crown Court.
Video footage shot by a passer-by shows blood on the pavement as the robbers’ target looks shaken, dabbing his bleeding head with a tee-shirt while staff care for him on the pavement outside
The victim was threatened with a gun by the gang wearing balaclavas outside the £600-a-month KX club in Draycott Avenue, off King’s Road, just yards from a primary school
The six robbers used a stolen car to carry out their crimes, in each case threatening the victims with a large knife or machete before stealing expensive items like watches and bags.
The gang threatened people with machetes and large knives before making off with Patek Philippe, Rolex and Audemars Piquet watches.
They were caught after posing for photographs with their loot.
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