A WATCH dealer has died just days after robbers put him in a choke hold to steal high value timepieces.
Police released images of two men they want to locate following the robbery at a jewellers in Kew Road, Richmond, at around 2.50pm on Saturday.
Two men, who were not armed, entered the shop and assaulted a member of staff before stealing a quantity of high value watches.
The member of staff was not seriously injured.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “We are aware of the death of a man in Surrey on Sunday, 26 May.
“This is being investigated by officers from Surrey Police and is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
“The man who died was the victim of a robbery at a jewellers in Richmond on Saturday, 25 May.
“We ask that the privacy of his family is respected at this difficult time and moving CCTV footage of the incident involving the victim is not shared on social media.”
