It's a huge stroke of luck for this supporter.
His luxury watch, stolen in the chaos around the Stade de France on the evening of the football Champions League final at the end of May, was returned to him.
The Briton surely shouldn't have expected to get it back.
“In one of the proceedings on the evening of the final, a number of obviously stolen items had been seized.
The cell's investigations have made it possible to identify the English owner of a luxury watch, ”recounted on Twitter the public prosecutor of Bobigny, Eric Mathais.
6/7 ⚠️ A very concrete first result: in one of the evening proceedings of the final, a certain number of obviously stolen objects had been seized.
The unit's investigations have identified the English owner of a luxury watch.
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- Eric MATHAIS, prosecutor of BOBIGNY (@Procureur93) August 4, 2022
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Watch orphan seeks british dad
Worth several thousand euros, this Breitling was among the unidentified objects thrown away by a pickpocket when he was arrested by the police.
The man was sentenced in immediate appearance two days later.
As part of the cell set up to investigate the thefts and assaults that occurred during this chaotic evening which tarnished the reputation of France, the police found a match between the orphan watch and the complaint from a British national received by the French justice.
"Discussions took place with him and he was able, during a trip to France, to pick up his watch at the Bobigny court on Tuesday," said Eric Mathais.
A “good hope”
The Bobigny prosecutor's office opened an investigation on June 10 for aggravated theft and violence around the incidents at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis.
He also set up a special system to receive complaints from British or Spanish supporters, who had come to watch the clash in Saint-Denis between Real Madrid and Liverpool.
In this case, some 240 complaints have been received at this stage.
“I am hopeful that a certain number of perpetrators of violent offenses and aggravated theft will be identified, tried and that the victims will be able to file civil suits,” the prosecutor said on Twitter.
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