(Leicester Mercury) A man who robbed a shop at knifepoint while wearing a dress and made off with a Rolex watch worth thousands has been jailed.
Imtiaz Patel appeared at Leicester Crown Court today (February 11) following an incident on January 5 this year in which he threatened a shop worker in Haymarket, Leicester city centre.
The 42-year-old entered the shop at 9.40am wearing a dress, a burqa and with a scarf across his face.
He was looking at a Rolex watch valued at £7,000 when staff became concerned about how he was acting.
Patel then asked to see another watch, to which a member of staff told him she would have to put the first one away.
