Haunting final pic of watch vendor who died the day after chokehold theft
The girlfriend of a watch dealer found dead at home 24 hours after he was put in a chokehold during a raid has shared a heartbreaking tribute.
Alana Dredge posted a touching message on her public Instagram page, honouring partner Oliver White and promising to “cherish him forever.”
It follows galling CCTV footage showing the raid on 247 Kettles store in Richmond in south-west London last Saturday (May 25). Two men, who were not armed, entered the shop and appeared to assault the member of staff before stealing a quantity of high value watches.
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Alana shared what she described and she and Oliver’s “last photo” together. She wrote: “My darling boy I can’t believe you’re gone. This was our last photo together. This was only 2 weeks ago and now I’ll never see you again.
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“The last thing you said to me was I love you. I will cherish you forever, being with you was the best 6 years of my life. I hope you are reading this from up there, I will continue to make you proud.”
Alana added that the pair were saving to buy their first home together. She said that she is still sending him WhatsApp messages and “hoping this is all a nightmare and you’ll reply.”
She went on: “I don’t know how I’ll do life without you, my whole world has ended.
“My life will never be the same again I can’t explain how much I love you. I will never stop loving you – I’m so numb I can’t cry anymore.
“I have never felt pain like this, you were the only person that could give me comfort like no other and make all my pain go away.
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“Now you’re not here I don’t know what I’m going to do. I love you Oliver more than I can put into words.”
A Met Police spokesperson had confirmed the member of staff was not seriously injured. However, the force confirmed in an updated statement that the man has sadly passed away.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “We are aware of the death of a man in Surrey on Sunday, 26 May. This is being investigated by officers from Surrey Police and is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
“The man who died was the victim of a robbery at a jewellers in Richmond on Saturday, 25 May.
“We ask that the privacy of his family is respected at this difficult time and moving CCTV footage of the incident involving the victim is not shared on social media.”
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