Overview

• On June 12, Chenneour told ITV’s This Morning she had a “sixth sense” before an 18-year-old grabbed her phone at a London café and said she chased him to reclaim it
• She recalled being threatened with a knife, calling the confrontation a “battle of life and death” that lasted several tense minutes
• Zacariah Boulares pleaded guilty to theft and assault and is scheduled to be sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on June 17
• Chenneour admitted the attack has left her shaken and struggling with agoraphobia in the months since the incident
• London recorded over 70,000 phone thefts in 2024, feeding an estimated £50 million black-market trade that police are campaigning to disrupt