A watch dealer feared he would be held financially responsible for a robbery in which £2.8million worth of luxury watches were stolen shortly before he was found dead, MailOnline can reveal.
Oliver White died at the family home in Shepperton, Middlesex, just a day after two unarmed thieves entered the 247 Kettles store in affluent Richmond in south-west London last Saturday and stole dozens of high value watches.
Horrifying video footage shows one of the robbers restraining Oliver with a chokehold and grabbing his hands as he whispers into his ear.
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His accomplice is seen sweeping up large numbers of watches and putting them into the backpack of the man assaulting the young sales manager.
A close friend of Oliver, who was known as Olli, told MailOnline: ‘He was very depressed after the robbery and was filled with a lot of worry especially after it was established
that around £2.8million worth of watches had been stolen.
‘Olli was petrified that he could lose all that he owns and that they might even take his mother’s house.
‘He was also traumatised by what happened and became very fearful about the impact this robbery could have on his and his family’s financial future. He just didn’t know what was going to happen.’
Another friend claimed that Olli’s fears were heightened over concerns about how much insurance cover was in place.
