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'Prolific Thief' Who Targeted Bridgerton Star, Blind Couple in London Sentenced to Prison
KENSINGTON, LONDON, JUL 1 – The 18-year-old thief was jailed for 22 months after targeting affluent London areas in a series of thefts including an attempt to steal the Bridgerton actress's phone.
- Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour was targeted in February 2023 when Zacariah Boulares snatched her phone at a Joe & the Juice café in Kensington, west London.
- Boulares, 18, committed a series of thefts and assaults in wealthy London areas, committing multiple offences including those at Pizza Pilgrims and Five Guys.
- In court footage, Chenneour bravely confronted Boulares, reclaimed her phone, struck him with it, and her then-boyfriend Carlo Kureishi helped detain him before he was released.
- On Tuesday at Isleworth Crown Court, Judge Martin Edmunds KC handed Boulares a 22-month prison sentence related to an assault charge and multiple theft offenses, highlighting his repeated targeting of diners for easy valuables.
- Following the ordeal, Chenneour moved out of London, experiences intense anxiety, altered routines including avoiding public transport, and faces profound emotional, practical, and professional impacts.
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'Prolific thief' who targeted Bridgerton star, blind couple in London sentenced to prison
LONDON (WJW) - Investigators said a "prolific thief" behind a string of crimes in London, including attempting to steal from "Bridgerton" star Genevieve Chenneour at a restaurant, has been sentenced. On Tuesday, Zacariah Boulares, 18, of Hounslow, was sentenced to 22 months in jail for several thefts and an assault, Metropolitan Police confirmed. According to investigators, on Feb. 18, Boulares stole a bag from a blind couple, ages 50 and 54, wh…
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Bridgerton star fears revenge from machete attacker when he’s released from prison after phone theft
A Bridgerton star who bravely fought off a phone thief in an upmarket coffee shop during his "ruthless" mugging spree says she's living in fear that the thug will seek "revenge" on her.
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