The BEAVERBROOKS sentencing has been delayed at Winchester Crown Court during the coronavirus pandemic.

Jamie Dalton, 28 of Burgoyne Road, Kurtis Lake, 23 of Cobbett Road, and George Mason, 37 of Violet Road, all pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of watches after forcing entry into a jewellery store in Festival Place.

The defendants pleaded guilty to burglary and were meant to be sentenced today.

The trio broke into Beaverbrooks, where they used sledgehammers and a battering ram to gain access to the store.

Two sledgehammers, a bicycle, a battering ram and several watches were strewn across the floor outside the shop.

The court heard that they stole £200,000 of watches from the store.

Beaverbrooks has been targeted several times over the last few years, including in June 2018, when 17 Breitling watches, costing around £60,000 was stolen.

It comes after the store was also broken into in April 2016 when more jewellery was taken.