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| Amir Khan: Two men not guilty of spotting in robbery | Amir Khan: Two men not guilty of spotting in robbery |
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| Amir Khan outside Snaresbrook Crown Court | Amir Khan outside Snaresbrook Crown Court |
| Two men have been found not guilty of acting as spotters in the gunpoint robbery of boxer Amir Khan. | Two men have been found not guilty of acting as spotters in the gunpoint robbery of boxer Amir Khan. |
| The former world champion 36, was forced to hand over a £70,000 watch as he and his wife left a restaurant in Leyton, east London, in April 2022. | The former world champion 36, was forced to hand over a £70,000 watch as he and his wife left a restaurant in Leyton, east London, in April 2022. |
| Ismail Mohamed, 24, and Nurul Amin, 25, were cleared of helping gunman Dante Campbell, 20, and Ahmed Bana, 25, at Snaresbrook Crown Court. | Ismail Mohamed, 24, and Nurul Amin, 25, were cleared of helping gunman Dante Campbell, 20, and Ahmed Bana, 25, at Snaresbrook Crown Court. |
| Mr Mohamed and Mr Amin had denied conspiracy to rob. | Mr Mohamed and Mr Amin had denied conspiracy to rob. |
| A jury of five women and seven men deliberated for about two hours on Friday before clearing them both by unanimous verdicts. | A jury of five women and seven men deliberated for about two hours on Friday before clearing them both by unanimous verdicts. |
| Campbell, from Hornsey, north London; and Bana, from Tottenham, north London, who drove the robbers to and from the scene in a silver Mercedes coupe, have admitted their roles in the plot. | Campbell, from Hornsey, north London; and Bana, from Tottenham, north London, who drove the robbers to and from the scene in a silver Mercedes coupe, have admitted their roles in the plot. |
| From left: Dante Campbell, 20, and Ahmed Bana, 25, are due to be sentenced for their roles | |
| During the trial, Mr Khan told the court how looking down the barrel of a gun as he was robbed was scarier than any of his fights. | During the trial, Mr Khan told the court how looking down the barrel of a gun as he was robbed was scarier than any of his fights. |
| "[I was] really scared," he said. "I'm a sportsman, I'm a fighter. I have always been put in the toughest situations when I go into the ring and fight someone, but this was totally different; very, very scary." | "[I was] really scared," he said. "I'm a sportsman, I'm a fighter. I have always been put in the toughest situations when I go into the ring and fight someone, but this was totally different; very, very scary." |
| 'Buying cannabis' | 'Buying cannabis' |
| Mr Mohamed and Mr Amin were accused of dining in the restaurant to keep track of Mr Khan's movements and relaying them by phone to Bana. | Mr Mohamed and Mr Amin were accused of dining in the restaurant to keep track of Mr Khan's movements and relaying them by phone to Bana. |
| The pair were at the restaurant with Hamza Kulane, who was not on trial. | The pair were at the restaurant with Hamza Kulane, who was not on trial. |
| Mr Mohamed said Bana arranged with him to come to meet the group to buy cannabis but denied he alerted anyone that Mr Khan was at the restaurant. | Mr Mohamed said Bana arranged with him to come to meet the group to buy cannabis but denied he alerted anyone that Mr Khan was at the restaurant. |
| He told the jury he had been scrolling through social media and had not heard of Mr Khan before. | He told the jury he had been scrolling through social media and had not heard of Mr Khan before. |
| He said it was Mr Kulane who pointed out that Mr Khan was at the restaurant when some sports fans spotted him and posed for photographs. | He said it was Mr Kulane who pointed out that Mr Khan was at the restaurant when some sports fans spotted him and posed for photographs. |
| Amir Khan robbery spotter accusation 'wrong' | Amir Khan robbery spotter accusation 'wrong' |
| CCTV of Amir Khan gunpoint robbery shown to court | CCTV of Amir Khan gunpoint robbery shown to court |
| Mr Mohamed said he then told Bana about the sportsman's presence during a phone call. | Mr Mohamed said he then told Bana about the sportsman's presence during a phone call. |
| On why a gunman later arrived at the scene, he told the court: "I do not know why he came. I do not know him. | On why a gunman later arrived at the scene, he told the court: "I do not know why he came. I do not know him. |
| "I do not know the reason he came over. I do not have his number." | "I do not know the reason he came over. I do not have his number." |
| CCTV of former world boxing champion Amir Khan being robbed at gunpoint shown in court. | |
| CCTV of former world boxing champion Amir Khan being robbed at gunpoint shown in court. | |
| The robbery, which lasted just seconds, was captured on CCTV footage played to the jury during the trial. | The robbery, which lasted just seconds, was captured on CCTV footage played to the jury during the trial. |
| Khan, a unified world champion at light-welterweight, said he looked into the barrel of the gun when the robber pointed it in his face and told him: "Take off the watch." | Khan, a unified world champion at light-welterweight, said he looked into the barrel of the gun when the robber pointed it in his face and told him: "Take off the watch." |
| Mr Mohamed's lawyer Rabah Kherbane said that the defendant gave "frank, honest evidence". | Mr Mohamed's lawyer Rabah Kherbane said that the defendant gave "frank, honest evidence". |
| "They were legitimately out for dinner and you can see that on CCTV," he said. | "They were legitimately out for dinner and you can see that on CCTV," he said. |
| He added: "Most of us sitting in a restaurant use our phones. Most of us flick through the internet. It's just so ridiculous to have to answer to using your phone when you're in a restaurant. | He added: "Most of us sitting in a restaurant use our phones. Most of us flick through the internet. It's just so ridiculous to have to answer to using your phone when you're in a restaurant. |
| "We might have a laugh, sometimes, in court; that's fine, humour is human. But there's nothing funny about this young man being banged up for a year for something he didn't do. Nothing funny at all." | "We might have a laugh, sometimes, in court; that's fine, humour is human. But there's nothing funny about this young man being banged up for a year for something he didn't do. Nothing funny at all." |
| 'Serious, traumatic incident' | 'Serious, traumatic incident' |
| In a closing speech, Zacharias Miah, Mr Amin's lawyer, said that the case against him was "so weak that it does not exist at all". | In a closing speech, Zacharias Miah, Mr Amin's lawyer, said that the case against him was "so weak that it does not exist at all". |
| If the defendants were part of the plot then they were "the worst spotters in the world", he said. | If the defendants were part of the plot then they were "the worst spotters in the world", he said. |
| Campbell and Bana will be sentenced on a date yet to be fixed. | Campbell and Bana will be sentenced on a date yet to be fixed. |
| Temp Cdr Owain Richards, lead for personal robbery in the Metropolitan Police, said that Mr Khan probably feared for his life during the "incredibly frightening" robbery. | Temp Cdr Owain Richards, lead for personal robbery in the Metropolitan Police, said that Mr Khan probably feared for his life during the "incredibly frightening" robbery. |
| "This was a serious, traumatic incident on Mr Khan and his family," he said. | "This was a serious, traumatic incident on Mr Khan and his family," he said. |
| "I cannot imagine what they went through in terms of fearing for their life and I am determined to bring down robberies." | "I cannot imagine what they went through in terms of fearing for their life and I am determined to bring down robberies." |
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