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Case No. 22371Robbery; assault causing harm; attempted robbery · Co. Dublin · 22 Jul 2019

Hamid Zatout jailed for six and a half years for robbing expensive watches in Dublin

Hamid Zatout, 25, an Algerian man living in Dundalk, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four robberies, one assault causing harm and one attempted robbery in which expensive designer watches were taken from victims' wrists in Dublin in July and August 2019, and was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced15 Feb
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Key facts

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  • whatZatout pleaded guilty to four charges of robbery, one of assault causing harm and one of attempted robbery (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe watches taken ranged in price from €5,000 to €47,000 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatThe first robbery victim's watch was valued at €20,000 and had been bought in Beverly Hills, California (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatA second victim had a Rolex watch valued at €5,000 taken from his wrist (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatA third victim had a phone and wallet taken, was hit on the back of the head and punched to the face (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatAn elderly American tourist almost had his €9,000 Rolex watch snatched but managed to break away (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatOn 18 August 2019 a victim was struck on the back of the head and kicked before a watch valued at €47,000 was pulled from his wrist (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe robberies took place in the Temple Bar area of Dublin city (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe robberies occurred in July and August 2019 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationOver 57 pieces of CCTV footage were viewed and analysed by gardaí (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationHe was arrested in September 2022 when gardaí learned he had returned to Ireland under a different name and was living in Dundalk (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Martin Nolan sentenced Zatout to six and a half years' imprisonment (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherZatout left Ireland via Belfast in September 2019 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherZatout came to Ireland in April 2018 from Algeria (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherHe has no previous convictions in Ireland (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherHe has one relation living in Ireland (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherZatout has no formal education but has been taking classes and working in the garden area of the prison while in custody (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Feb2023
    Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Man living in Dundalk jailed for robbing expensive watches

    Reports the sentencing of Hamid Zatout for a series of targeted watch robberies in Dublin in 2019, including details of the modus operandi, the value of watches taken, and his arrest after returning to Ireland under a different name.

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