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An accused thief has been cleared of robbing Formula One star Lando Norris of his unique £144,000 designer watch at the Euro 2020 final.
The McLaren driver, 23, was held in a headlock by an unknown man while the Richard Mille timepiece - one of only five in the world - was wrenched from his wrist by another mugger.
He was targeted as he walked to his sports car after England’s heart breaking defeat to Italy on penalties.
Liam Williams, 25, from Bootle, Merseyside, was said to have snatched the watch leaving his DNA on the racing driver’s arm.
Williams claimed he travelled to London with three friends that day, hoping to ‘bunk in’ to Wembley to watch the Euro final as they had no tickets.
Liam Williams, pictured outside Harrow Crown Court, was today cleared of stealing a £144,000 designer watch from Formula One star Lando Norris outside Wembley Stadium
Lando Norris, pictured, was wearing a specially commissioned time piece by Richard Mille when he was accosted outside Wembley Stadium following the Euro 2020 final by two men. One held him in a headlock, while the second stole the watch, pictured
He could offer no explanation for why his DNA was found on the racing driver’s left wrist.
Williams was also unable to give police contact details for the three men he travelled with from Liverpool to London and claimed he no longer spoke to them.
He denied and was cleared of robbery after a week-long trial.
The watch known as the RM6702, was the only one in the world with a blue strap made to measure for the driver’s wrist, Harrow Crown
