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Actress Battles Agoraphobia After Café Phone Theft Trauma

8/7/2025

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After a harrowing phone theft in a west London café, Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour, 27, spiraled into severe agoraphobia, leaving her traumatized and living with her mother. The assailant, 18-year-old Zacariah Boulares, received a 22-month sentence, but Chenneour expressed deep frustration over the police's inadequate long-term support for victims.

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After a harrowing phone theft in a west London café, Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour, 27, spiraled into severe agoraphobia, leaving her traumatized and living with her mother. The assailant, 18-year-old Zacariah Boulares, received a 22-month sentence, but Chenneour expressed deep frustration over the police's inadequate long-term support for victims.