Gang Jailed for Luxury Watch Murder as Sales Plummet Amid Mugging Fears

Published on February 13, 2024

A man who murdered a music promoter while stealing his Patek Philippe designer watch has been jailed for life as the luxury watch market is hit by a rise in muggings. Jordell Menzies, 27, was given a minimum term of 31 years for stabbing Emmanuel Odunlami, 32, at an event in central London. Mr. Odunlami was wearing a Patek Philippe Nautilus watch with diamond encrusting which was worth around £125,000, although it is thought the one he had on was actually a fake. A trial at the Old Bailey heard Mr. Odunlami was set up by a security guard at the event, Kavindu Hettiarachchi, who spotted the watch on his wrist and immediately tipped off Menzies and two other robbers....