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2nd July 2025 Issue no. 760

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Bloody but unbowed: Security guard fights off gang of eight baseball bat-wielding smash and grab raiders

A security guard described 'a solid egg' by a colleague appeared bloodied outside a London jewellers after defending the shop against masked raiders with bats and sledgehammers.

The man, known only as Johnny, held the door of royal jeweller William & Son in Mayfair against eight men as they smashed in the bullet-proof glass leaving him with blood running down his face.

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