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Chelsea jeweller 'lucky to be alive' after hammer robbery

A jeweller who was injured by hammer-wielding robbers said he was "lucky to be alive" after his business was targeted last week.

Two masked men went into Bourbon-Hanby Arcade on Sydney Street, Chelsea, at about midday on 26 March, and smashed counters and threatened staff.

Ian Towning, 76, says he now cannot sleep after more than £100,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from the arcade.

The Metropolitan Police has appealed for witnesses to come forward.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ London's Leyla Hayes has the story.

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