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David Huntley

Newcastle woman tied up and threatened with fake gun while burglars stole £26,000 of jewellery

Three debt-ridden men played their part in a terrifying burglary that involved two of them travelling from London to Newcastle to steal high value Indian jewellery.

Abdulatif Nsubuga, 32, Mohammed Raja, 31, and Ravi Handa, 38, each played their part in a sophisticated burglary which resulted in Nsubuga donning a hard-hat and hi-vis clothing and forcing his way into a 62-year-old woman's home in the West End. The victim, who was Handa's aunt, had been selected by her nephew as he knew she had family jewellery worth £26,000 in her house.

When Nsubuga turned up to the woman's home on Thorntree Drive on March 12, 2020, he pointed a fake gun at her head and tied her to a wardrobe with cable ties before searching her home and leaving with cash and the sentimental jewellery. Along with Raja, who was waiting outside in a BMW, the pair then made their way back down south, but were stopped by police in the Luton area by police.

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