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| Biggs's health is 'deteriorating' | Biggs's health is 'deteriorating' |
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| The son of 79-year-old Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has said his father's condition is "deteriorating". | The son of 79-year-old Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has said his father's condition is "deteriorating". |
| Speaking outside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Michael Biggs said his father had pneumonia, plus hip, pelvis and spine fractures. | Speaking outside the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Michael Biggs said his father had pneumonia, plus hip, pelvis and spine fractures. |
| Biggs, who was refused parole on Wednesday, was moved from Norwich Prison to the hospital on Sunday. | |
| "If he does not respond to the current treatment... there is a risk he could pass away," Michael Biggs said. | |
| 'Poor health' | 'Poor health' |
| "He has a fractured hip and fractures to his spine and pelvis as well as pneumonia. | "He has a fractured hip and fractures to his spine and pelvis as well as pneumonia. |
| "The pneumonia is extremely strong in his body at the moment. He is in a lot of discomfort." | "The pneumonia is extremely strong in his body at the moment. He is in a lot of discomfort." |
| Mr Biggs said he could not understand Justice Secretary Jack Straw's decision not to grant the parole application. | |
| He said his father, who suffered the fractures in a fall, was in such poor health that he posed no risk. | |
| "I would urge Mr Straw to come down to the hospital and see him," he added. | |
| "He cannot read or write. He cannot eat or drink." | "He cannot read or write. He cannot eat or drink." |