Thursday 23 June 2022 07:14 PM Three men in custody after being charged with robbing Amir Khan at gunpoint for ... trends now
Three people are due to appear in court after former boxing world champion Amir Khan was allegedly robbed at gunpoint.
The Metropolitan Police said Ahmed Bana, 25, Nurul Amin, 24, and Dante Campbell, 20, have been remanded in custody after being charged over the incident in Leyton, east London, in April.
All three appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court today.
Scotland Yard said all three suspects, from north London, have been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.
Bana and Campbell have also been charged with possession of an imitation firearm.
Campbell has also been charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.
Former boxing champion Khan, 35, was with his wife Faryal on High Road in Leyton at around 9.15pm on April 18 when he was allegedly approached by some men who threatened him with a gun before stealing his £70,000 watch.
Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom at Indigo at the O2 in London in 2019
CCTV footage showed the couple leaving the restaurant before the incident
The 35-year-old boxer and his wife were attacked outside the Sahara Grill in Leyton on April 18 where robbers made off with his diamond-encrusted Franck Muller Vanguard Chronograph (pictured)
Prosecutor Cathryn Evans described the incident as a ‘violent gun-enabled’ and ‘organised attack’.
She said: ‘This was a violent street robbery committed against a complainant who is a former professional boxer.
‘He was robbed of a watch valued over £70,000. He was with his wife and friend when
