The husband of a lady who was robbed by a person regarded as the violent burglar dubbed the Night time Watcher says discovering her tied up was like a ‘scene in a horror film’.
Police are investigating a theft dedicated at a house on a non-public street in Sevenoaks, Kent, that noticed a 63-year-old girl pistol-whipped and tied up earlier than she was robbed of fifty jewels value a mixed £2million.
The horrifying assault happened simply earlier than 4pm on June 21 – and the thug accountable is regarded as behind a dozen different robberies, stealing £10million of valuables whereas avoiding the regulation for nearly 20 years.
Following the horrifying ordeal over a month in the past, and following the discharge of latest CCTV photographs of the suspect, the husband of the sufferer has spoken out for the primary time in regards to the expertise.
He described the assault as ‘senseless’ and ‘violent…what you would possibly anticipate to see in a horror film’.
CCTV picture of a suspect needed by police in relation to stolen jewelry from a property in Sevenoaks, Kent. There are fears the Night time Watcher has returned
Investigators consider the Night time Watcher might be a former soldier utilizing navy coaching to hold out the assaults with out being caught. Pictured is a suspect needed in relation to the June 21 theft
In remarks reported by the Each day Mirror, the person stated: ‘Discovering my spouse together with her palms and legs sure was really surprising.
‘That picture will stick with me for a really very long time and the occasions of that day have undoubtedly modified our lives.’
Kent Police stated at the least 50 gadgets have been stolen, together with diamond earrings, a sapphire pendant and costly watches.
Final month, the power launched new CCTV photographs of a person they wish to establish, who travelled on a prepare between Staplehurst and Sevenoaks between 9.48am and 10.26am on June 21 earlier than the theft.
He then travelled between Hildenborough, Tonbridge and Marden between 5.37pm and 6.02pm, and was seen biking in Staplehurst some 20 miles from Sevenoaks shortly after 6pm.
The person wore a face masks, a cream baseball cap and trainers with distinctive purple soles – and typically wore a high-visibility prime as he cycled.
Detectives concern that is the Night time Watcher’s 18th assault since 2006, when he’s believed to have carried out robberies in London and the Dwelling Counties.
They haven’t dominated out a concept that he’s a former soldier utilizing his navy coaching to hold out the assaults with out being caught.
Police had not spoken in regards to the Night time Watcher since 2019 after fearing he had escaped overseas, earlier than linking the fugitive to 4 extra crimes earlier this 12 months – three reportedly going down in Kent and one in London.
One of many assaults is alleged to have taken place within the capital in 2021, leaving two girls hospitalised after he inflicted accidents upon them.
The incident happened on the Keston Park property in Bromley, South East London, in accordance with the Mirror, whereas the opposite offences happened within the Tonbridge space in Kent, one occurring in 2020, one in 2021, and the third in 2022.
He’s thought to spend weeks staking out his targets, noting each transfer of his victims and who might be dwelling when, in addition to the place valuables are situated.
The Night time Watcher – regarded as a former member of the navy – has carried out a sequence of robberies on costly properties since 2006. Right here is footage from one other theft he’s linked with in Maidenhead in 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond (pictured collectively in 2014 on the Goodwood Competition in Chichester) – then referred to as Lord and Woman March – are probably the most high-profile victims linked to the Night time Watcher
Goodwood Home (pictured) was damaged into in January 2016. The horrifying incident noticed the the Duke and Duchess of Richmond tied up because the thief stole a variety of costly gadgets
Amongst the gadgets stolen from Goodwood Home was a hoop King Charles II – an ancestor to the then Earl of March – gave to a favorite mistress
One other merchandise stolen from Goodwood Home in 2016 was an 1820 diamond tiara value round £400,000
Essentially the most high-profile case was in January 2016 when he left the Duke and Duchess of Richmond tied up of their dwelling as he robbed them.
The noise of the break-in had woken up the Duchess, who went to analyze, earlier than the robber pushed her again towards the bed room door.
When the Duke tried to rescue her, the burglar hit him on the pinnacle with a ‘blunt instrument’, inflicting an harm to his ear.
The pair, left ‘devastated’ by the assault and theft’, have been solely launched when a member of workers arrived for work the following day.
Amongst the dear gadgets stolen was a hoop King Charles II – an ancestor to the then Earl of March – gave to a favorite mistress and an 1820 diamond tiara value round £400,000.
A number of high-value watches, together with a Rolex and Girard-Perregaux, have been additionally taken, together with emerald, diamond and sapphire rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces.
Susan Morris, then 61, whom the Watcher attacked in November 2017, feared she could be raped or killed throughout is assault at her £3.5million Surrey dwelling.
She sat at her laptop when the robber broke in yelling ‘I would like the jewelry, take me to the secure’.
Ms Morris was left with a damaged jaw and misplaced a tooth because the Watcher beat her and sure her palms with plastic cables.
The sufferer stated beforehand: ‘When he was hitting me with the gun pointing at me, at that second I did suppose, ‘that is it, it is throughout’.’
Police beforehand stated they thought the gadgets had been stolen to be flogged abroad however none had surfaced.
Detective Inspector Maxine Harris, who’s main the investigation for Kent Police, stated final month: ‘The person we wish to find would have stood out as he was carrying a masks, was in possession of a bicycle and appeared overdressed on what was a heat day.
‘I consider that regardless of his face being coated somebody will know him and I’m urging anybody who might have seen him or recognises him to name us instantly.
‘While it’s doable the person has robust connections to the Staplehurst space, we’re not discounting that he might reside outdoors of Kent. He shouldn’t be approached.’
