A "ruthless, predatory and vicious" serial mugger who throttled and robbed victims, including designer Nicole Farhi, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 14 years.
Daniel Mykoo, 29, of Fulham, south west London, showed no emotion as he was sentenced for 84 robberies which were driven by an addiction to crack cocaine.
His brother Matthew, 27, of Brent, north London, was given an indeterminate life sentence with a minimum of nine years for nine counts of robbery.
Passing sentence Judge Nicholas Browne QC said the robberies were the "worst I have ever encountered" and told Daniel Mykoo: "You are the most prolific violent robber to be sentenced in London in recent years."
Addressing both brothers, the judge said: "You have committed strangulation robberies which are in a league of their own. Your offending pattern was ruthless, predatory and vicious. That you were both high on crack cocaine is no excuse. It is by sheer good fortune that you did not kill, permanently injure or maim any one of your many victims."
The pair used "terrifying, sudden violence", the judge said, in a series of attacks on lone women and one man in wealthy areas of London. Their victims were strangled from behind before they were robbed of valuables.
Daniel Mykoo admitted 19 robberies, and asked for another 65 to be taken into account dating back 10 years. Two of these were on elderly women - he strangled an 84-year-old and put his fingers down her throat in one attack.
The siblings carried out a string of attacks, including eight as a pair, and their most recent prolific spell was between March and June last year.
During that time, Daniel Mykoo, of Fulham Court, strangled Ms Farhi until she blacked out outside her Hampstead home. He took a ring, her Rolex watch and cash.
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Describing the attack, she told the court: "One hand came on to my eyes, the other on to my throat. He squeezed and I fainted. My last thought was 'How stupid to die in front of my house'."
