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A thief, who stole Rolex watches and jewellery worth £100,000 from his wealthy girlfriend while she was having a massage at a five-star Soho hotel, has been jailed.
Abdow Abdurahman, 39, snatched the valuables from Riana Roopnarine while she was visiting him in London from New York.
The pair were staying at the W Hotel when Ms Roopnarine went downstairs for a massage.
When she returned to her room, her belongings, which included a Rolex Datejust and a Rolex Yachtmaster, had gone and a note had been left by Abdurahman saying he would make it up to her.
The thief claimed he needed £50,000 to pay off debts after his business had fallen into hard times.
Abdow Abdurahman (pictured), 39, who stole Rolex watches and jewellery worth £100,000 from his wealthy girlfriend while she was having a massage, has been jailed
Abdurahman fled before he was due to be sentenced last December but eventually handed himself in on January 24.
He was jailed for 24 months, with one month consecutive for absconding, after admitting one count of theft at Southwark Crown Court.
In a victim impact statement Ms Roopnarine said: 'I can recover from the financial loss, but I cannot recover from the emotional loss, as the gold jewellery was passed on to me from my ancestors, and that is something I can never get back.
'This theft by someone I trusted and cared for deeply left me emotionally shattered.
'The betrayal and violation of trust resulted in me feeling an overwhelming sense of heartbreak and sadness and a deep sense of personal betrayal.'
The pair had met while on holiday in Jamaica and booked
