Watch theft victim speaks out

A luxury watch dealer just across the French border from Geneva has broken his silence about a violent robbery earlier this month

Luca, who runs LS Prestiges Watches in Scionzier, says that two masked and armed intruders forced their way into his premises on 3 September and struck him on the back of the head.

He says returning to the shop still feels strange and he now watches the security cameras constantly.

The suspects appeared before a court shortly after in an immediate hearing.

Scionzier sits in the Arve valley corridor many Geneva residents pass through regularly.

 

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