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A gang who targeted the homes of millionaires in a string of violent burglaries, has been jailed. A gang who targeted the homes of millionaires in a string of violent burglaries has been jailed.
The five men were given indeterminate sentences as the judge said they posed a "significant risk" to the public.The five men were given indeterminate sentences as the judge said they posed a "significant risk" to the public.
Danny Cummings, Vincent Bailey, Daniel London, and Robert and Adam Talbot were jailed at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday. Danny Cummings, Vincent Bailey, Daniel London, and brothers Robert and Adam Talbot were jailed at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday.
The gang carried out six raids on homes in Bromley, south London, between July 2005 and January 2006.The gang carried out six raids on homes in Bromley, south London, between July 2005 and January 2006.
'Rape threat' The jury heard how the gang had threatened to mutilate victims during the midnight raids in which more than £1m worth of valuables were stolen.
Cummings, 29, of Vartry Road, north London; Bellamy, 30, of Old Ford Road, east London; London, 43, of Welling, Kent; Robert Talbot of Farnborough, Kent and his 19-year-old brother Adam Talbot, of Chislehurst, Kent, were charged with conspiracy to rob six addresses. In one raid, the gang began cutting off a victim's ear until he gave the code to his safe.
The Talbot brothers also pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries in Kent. On one occasion there was an implicit threat of rape Judge Charles Welchman
The jury heard how the gang threatened to mutilate petrified victims during the midnight raids in which more than £1m worth of valuables were stolen. During the trial it emerged that the victims included advertising chief Bill Muirhead, businessman Damian Bischoff and footballer Mark Fish.
Judge Charles Welchman said: "The victims feared for their lives and that of family members.Judge Charles Welchman said: "The victims feared for their lives and that of family members.
"On one occasion there was an implicit threat of rape on one of them and to cut off an ear and someone else's fingers."On one occasion there was an implicit threat of rape on one of them and to cut off an ear and someone else's fingers.
Two brothers who carried out a string of violent burglaries at millionaires' homes have been jailed. "It was clear that the robbers had good intelligence.
Robert Talbot, 29, was one of a gang of five who took part in the raids in the London borough of Bromley. The raids netted them goods valued at about £1m. "They also relied on and had personal information about their victims' families as part of the psychological campaign when they had their victims in their power."
A further £1m of goods were stolen in a series of burglaries carried out by Talbot and his brother Adam, 19. 'Incredibly traumatised'
At Kingston Crown Court Robert was jailed for ten and a half years and Adam was given a seven-year sentence. Speaking after the sentencing Det Insp Gary Kelly said: "I cannot imagine how the victims felt.
"They have been incredibly traumatised by this - some of them have not been able to return to their homes."
Cummings, 29, of Vartry Road, north London was found guilty of conspiracy to rob in January.
Bellamy, 30, of Old Ford Road, east London; London, 43, of Welling, Kent; Robert Talbot of Farnborough, Kent and his 19-year-old brother Adam Talbot, of Chislehurst, Kent, all admitted the same charge.
The Talbot brothers also pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries in Kent.