Revealed: Rolex thief, 18, who threatened to behead Aled Jones with a machete went directly to assault Bridgerton megastar

A Rolex thug, who threatened to behead Welsh chorister Aled Jones with a machete and later went directly to assault a Bridgerton megastar, was once launched from formative years detention early. 

Zacariah Boulares served handiest 14 months out of his authentic 24-month detention after sporting out a terrifying assault in opposition to the Welsh chorister in Chiswick, west London in July 2023. 

The Algerian nationwide threatened the 54-year-old with a 20-inch blade, hard the ‘f***king Rolex’ at the singer’s arm, whilst threatening to chop his limb off. Boulares may no longer be named on the time because of his age.

After the terrified baritone gave the menacing formative years his £17,000 Dayton, Boulares later stated he would ‘minimize [Jones’s] head off’ if the Songs of Praise megastar persevered to observe him. 

The now 18-year-old gave the impression overdue to magistrates courtroom overdue a number of occasions ahead of he sooner or later pleaded responsible to theft and ownership of an offensive weapon at Wimbledon Youth Court.

It was once additionally heard the teenager had additionally stolen a £20,000 gold Rolex from a pensioner. His document was once dubbed ‘appalling’ via Chairman of the bench Rex Da Roach. 

A Detention and Training Order (DTO) can also be passed to youngsters between the ages of 12 and 17, the place they serve part in their time in custody and are later supervised, via a Youth Offending Team.  

However after handiest 14 months the Algerian nationwide was once freed, and later went directly to dedicate a spate of crimes, together with robbing Bridgerton actress, Genievieve Chenneour of her telephone final February. 

The Algerian nationwide threatened to behead the Welsh baritone (pictured) if he persevered to observe him after he stole his £17,000 watch 

At the time, because of his age he may no longer be named, then again he has since pleaded responsible to robbing Bridgerton megastar, Genievieve Chennour (pictured) 

The 18-year-old pleaded responsible to stealing the telephone when he gave the impression ahead of Westminster Magistrates Court in May. Ms Chennour was once left ‘concussed and traumatised’ via the ordeal.

He additionally pleaded responsible to commonplace attack in opposition to Carlo Kurcishi, every other buyer in the similar cafe, in addition to a separate price of robbery after taking a black leather-based purse at a pizza eating place.

Magistrates had been advised he had 12 earlier convictions for 28 offences, all on the subject of robbery.

The defendant has now been remanded into custody with sentencing scheduled for June 17 at Isleworth Crown Court in west London.

The actress, who gave the impression in season 3 of the Netflix hit display as rumour-monger Clara Livingston, advised the Mail on Sunday this month: ‘They did not be expecting me to rise up for myself – however I did.’

Chenneour has in the past spoken of the terrifying second she fought off the teenage thug who set upon her whilst she was once strolling her canine.

The actress, who gave the impression in season 3 of the Netflix hit display as rumour-monger Clara Livingston, advised the Mail on Sunday this month: ‘They did not be expecting me to rise up for myself – however I did.’

The theft took place when Yorkshire-born Genevieve had stopped at a department of Joe & The Juice in west London final February.

In 2023, Boulares threatened the 54-year-old with a 20-inch blade, hard the ‘f***king Rolex’ at the singer’s arm, whilst threatening to chop his limb off

Genevieve Chenneour, pictured right here on the premiere of Netflix’s The Gentlemen at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane in March final 12 months, had her telephone stolen in February this 12 months

She stated: ‘I used to be left with a concussion simply ahead of the Screen Actors Guild Awards and because then, I’ve felt continuously on edge. 

‘Even my canine was once traumatised – now, if any individual touches me, he panics and tries to offer protection to me.

‘Getting a espresso should not be one thing you want your wits about you for.

‘I’m so thankful to the body of workers at Joe & The Juice – they had been fantastic throughout the incident and once I went again to peer them after.’

More than 70,000 telephones had been snatched in London in 2024, out of an estimated 100,000 thefts throughout the United Kingdom.

A supply was once in the past quoted as announcing: ‘Genevieve confirmed actual bravery all the way through. It was once an overly surprising incident.

‘It presentations what is going on on London’s streets each day.

‘This was once simply every other younger lady going about her day-to-day industry. She’s treated it brilliantly.’

Chenneour is a former athlete who joined Team GB’s inventive swimming crew on the age of 15.

She was once awarded an Olympic scholarship ahead of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, however her wearing occupation was once minimize brief via damage and she or he retrained as an actress.

After showing as a stunt double within the underwater sequences of duration function Gateway To The West, she landed her leap forward position within the Regency drama.