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| Three cleared over Securitas raid | Three cleared over Securitas raid |
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| Three women have been cleared of allegations relating to Britain's biggest cash robbery after prosecutors dropped charges against them. | Three women have been cleared of allegations relating to Britain's biggest cash robbery after prosecutors dropped charges against them. |
| Kim Shackleton, 40, Raluca Millen, 27, and Katie Philp, 24, were girlfriends of convicted Securitas robbers Stuart Royle, Jetmir Bucpapa and Lea Rusha. | |
| They had faced charges over their alleged roles in the £53m raid in Tonbridge, Kent, in February last year. | They had faced charges over their alleged roles in the £53m raid in Tonbridge, Kent, in February last year. |
| Mr Justice Penry-Davey entered not guilty verdicts against them on Monday. | Mr Justice Penry-Davey entered not guilty verdicts against them on Monday. |
| Charges denied | |
| The hearing in the High Court cleared the women of alleged involvement in the planning and aftermath of the raid. | The hearing in the High Court cleared the women of alleged involvement in the planning and aftermath of the raid. |
| Royle, Bucpapa and Rusha were given indeterminate prison sentences with a minimum of 15 years at the Old Bailey in January after being convicted on kidnap, robbery and firearms charges. | |
| Jurors were told how Securitas manager Colin Dixon, his wife, Lynn, and their young child were kidnapped by the robbery gang to gain entry to the depot. | |
| Hairdresser Ms Shackleton of Allen Street, Maidstone, Kent had denied assisting an offender when she appeared at the Old Bailey in March 2007. | |
| Sales assistant Katie Philp, of Hadlow Road, Tonbridge, and warehouse worker Ms Millen of Dudley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, had denied conspiracy to rob, conspiracy to kidnap and possessing firearms. |