The assailants violently beat the client, who lost a bag with 125 iPhone 13 units.
It is not a dish of good taste to publish news as unpleasant as this, especially in the middle of the year 2022. After having lived through such a chaotic stage globally, there are still people who suffer violent robberies. Nothing has changed. Very bad news just a few days before Christmas.
A 27-year-old man made a gigantic purchase of a total of 300 iPhone units in an Apple Store located on Fifth Avenue in New York, United States, last Monday.
Shortly after leaving the Apple Store, he was approached by a vehicle and two assailants they stole a bag containing 125 iPhone units using violence.
Thieves steal a total of 125 iPhones valued at $95,000
The victim of the robbery in question, whose name has not come to light to preserve his anonymity, went to the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue at dawn on Monday, November 28.
After making a purchase of 300 iPhone units –which he would sell in his own business– left the Apple Store at 1:45 am when, suddenly, a vehicle approached his position.
Photograph of the iconic Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York
Quickly, two assailants pounced on him and demanded that he give them the bags containing the 300 iPhones. Faced with the demand, the victim refused and a violent brawl began.
The victim was punched in the face and the two assailants were finally able to get hold of one of the bags she was carrying. This bag contained a total of 125 units of iPhone 13, with an estimated value of $95,000.
Since macrumours They report that this man in question had made large purchases of iPhone devices at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in the past, according to the NYPD. The reasons why a purchase of such magnitude was made at 1:00 in the morning is unknown. nor if the robbers knew the buying habits of their victim.
The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue opens its doors 24 hours a day, allowing purchases at dawn. In this period, Apple also offered a week of Black Friday with very interesting discounts for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPods products with “Apple Gift Card” gift cards.
The New York Police Department will continue to investigate this theft. No physical description of the two assailants or their vehicle has been detailed.