News | Crime I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . A watch dealer was found hanged in woodland the day after he was put in a choke-hold during a £2.
8million robbery in south west London , an inquest has heard. Oliver White , 27, was robbed by two unarmed men who plundered luxury watches from the shop where he worked in Kew Road, Richmond on May 25. He was left "traumatised" and "unable to speak" by the robbery, an inquest at Surrey Coroners was told.
Oliver, who worked as a watch dealer at the store, was found dead in Shepperton, Surrey the next day. His death is not being treated as suspicious, the Metropolitan Police said. A post-mortem found Oliver died from suspension.
Coroner Simon Wickens said Oliver was identified by his stepfather Mark. Coroner's Officer Adam Stewart said: "He confirms he had known Oliver for 19 years and saw him after he had died at the aforementioned woodland area on the 26 May." The coroner released Oliver's body to his family and adjourned the inquest until a later date.
Mr Wickens said: "An inquest is requested due to the unnatural nature of the death. In a statement his family said: "Our son Oliver returned home from his place of work on Saturday traumatised and unable to speak. "He had been the victim of a terrifying attack and high value robbery at his place of work, which was later shared widely on social media.
"Sadly, it is our belief that Oliver subsequently took his ow.