Footage has emerged showing how Restaurant Staff rushed to the aid of Amir Khan moments after he had left the venue to be robbed at gun-point for his custom-made gem-encrusted £72,000 watch.

Staff at Sahara Grill in Leyton in east London ran to help the Bolton boxer when they realised he was in trouble. The robbers snatched Khan's Franck Muller timepiece - the Met Police is hunting the perpetrators but fear it could be offered for sale on the black market at a discounted price.

Following the attack on April 18, Amir, 35 and his wife Faryal Makhdoom, 30, ran away and got into a waiting car. In CCTV footage shared by the couple, Amir can be seen crossing the road with his wife a few steps behind just prior to the raid. READ MORE : Smirking crooks thought they had discovered the 'perfect crime' - but now they're behind bars As he reaches the other side, the footage shows a group of robbers running towards him and pointing a gun at him, forcing him to hand over his expensive watch.

Wife Faryal is seen stepping back before crossing to the other side of the road. Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain afterwards, Amir said he felt 'unsafe' in London because it's 'very dangerous'.

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