Armed Robbery at Mark Cavendish's Home, 2 Suspects on the Run

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Armed Robbery at Mark Cavendish's Home, 2 Suspects on the Run

According to a report in Wednesday's Times (opens in new tab), two suspects are still at large in connection with an armed robbery at the home of Mark Cavendish.

Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta were at home with their children on November 27, 2021 when they were attacked and threatened with a knife.

Details of the robbery were revealed on the first day of their trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, which is expected to last two weeks.

Ali Sesay, 28, pleaded guilty to the robbery after his DNA was matched to Peta Cavendish's cell phone, which was found outside the property after the robbery. Suspects Romario Henry, 31, and Oludewa Okorosovo, 28, denied the two robbery charges.

However, police officers have not located two more men who were named as suspects.

Jurors were told that three masked men wearing balaclavas and armed with "big knives" stole two £400,000 and £300,000 Richard Mille watches and a Louis Vuitton suitcase during a raid in Ongar, Essex, after Peta Cavendish tried to call police After attempting to do so, he was told that both of their cell phones had also been recovered.

Horrifying details of the incident emerged in court as Renvoize told jurors that one of the masked individuals threatened to stab Cavendish in front of his children.

Renvoize said the intruders ordered the gates to the property open and left with cell phones, watches, and suitcases.

Peta Cavendish's cell phone was later found outside the property, which Lemboisz said was a "carefully planned and executed burglary mistake."

Police began examining the suspect's phone communications with Sesay, from which they were able to determine who had been in contact with him, prosecutors said.19]

"Further investigation revealed where the phone, allegedly belonging to another individual, went and where it came back. . was determined."

"The prosecutors were able to determine the location of the phone.

According to a report in The Times, Detective Brian Eagling, the investigating officer in the case, agreed with the prosecution that two more individuals were identified as suspects through analysis of the communications data.

Eagling indicated that the investigation to find these two additional suspects was "sensitive" and that he would not disclose additional details.

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