Wythenshawe brothers targeted wealthy couples for Rolex and Patek Philippe watches in upmarket Hale -
Two brothers have been jailed for sickening robberies in which they snatched high-end watches from affluent diners after they left restaurants in upmarket Hale. On two occasions, Dean and Gary Stanway - career criminals from Wythenshawe - followed couples after they left Cibo Italian restaurant after spotting they were wearing luxury watches, including a £40,000 Rolex Daytona and a rare £182,000 Patek Philippe timepiece.
The Stanway brothers were involved in one horrific robbery in which a couple were followed and threatened with baseball bats after they enjoyed a meal in Hale before a Rolex watch was stolen. A police investigation uncovered CCTV which captured the Astra at Altrincham retail park in Broadheath with Dean Stanway inside a few days after the robbery. Analysis of his mobile phone also placed him near the scene of the Hale robbery hours earlier suggesting he had carried out reconnaissance, the court was told.
She added that she now drives anywhere she has to go and struggled with anxiety and sleep. She said she suffers flashbacks. Her mood was 'up and down'. The woman was being treated for insomnia and had been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She went on that she felt 'uncomfortable' wearing nice clothes and jewellery when she was out and that she never left home after 5pm.
The robbers also took Louis Vuitton bag containing sunglasses, documents, keys and other valuables. The Peugeot sped off, running a series of red lights as the robbers fled. The court heard a passer-by who heard 'screaming and shouting' and who watched the owner of the Philippe Patek being assaulted on the ground, took a photo of the incident on a mobile phone, and later handed it to police. It helped police identify the gang.
Muir ended up in even more trouble with the law because, when investigators analysed his mobile phone, they found incriminating messages which revealed he had been dealing in class A and B drugs, cocaine and cannabis. A fifth member of the gang, Luke Farry, was found in a VW Golf worth £12,000 which had been stolen in a burglary in Cheadle Hulme two months earlier.
Luke Farry had 37 previous convictions to his name including for theft and violence while Nathan Muir had 36 previous convictions including drugs and robbery offences. Joshua Sharkey had 64 previous convictions including robbery and burglary.
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