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| Robbers jailed for violent raids | Robbers jailed for violent raids |
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| A gang that targeted the homes of millionaires in a string of violent burglaries has been jailed. | A gang that 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 brothers 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. |
| They carried out six raids on homes in Bromley, south London, between July 2005 and January 2006. | They carried out six raids on homes in Bromley, south London, between July 2005 and January 2006. |
| 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. | 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. |
| In one raid, the gang began cutting off a victim's ear until he revealed the code to his safe. | In one raid, the gang began cutting off a victim's ear until he revealed the code to his safe. |
| The ringleader, Robert Talbot, even wrote a manual on how to be a gangster. | |
| During the trial it emerged that the victims included advertising chief Bill Muirhead, businessman Damian Bischoff and footballer Mark Fish. | During the trial it emerged that the victims included advertising chief Bill Muirhead, businessman Damian Bischoff and footballer Mark Fish. |
| On one occasion there was an implicit threat of rape Judge Charles Welchman | On one occasion there was an implicit threat of rape Judge Charles Welchman |
| 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. |
| "It was clear that the robbers had good intelligence. | "It was clear that the robbers had good intelligence. |
| "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." | "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." |
| Speaking after the sentencing Det Insp Gary Kelly said: "I cannot imagine how the victims felt. | 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." | "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. | Cummings, 29, of Vartry Road, north London was found guilty of conspiracy to rob in January. |
| The men raided homes during the night | The men raided homes during the night |
| Bellamy, 30, of Old Ford Road, east London; London, 43, of Welling, Kent; Robert Talbot, 29, of Farnborough, Kent, and 19-year-old Adam Talbot, of Chislehurst, Kent, all admitted the same charge. | Bellamy, 30, of Old Ford Road, east London; London, 43, of Welling, Kent; Robert Talbot, 29, of Farnborough, Kent, and 19-year-old Adam Talbot, of Chislehurst, Kent, all admitted the same charge. |
| The Talbot brothers also pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries. | The Talbot brothers also pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries. |
| Sentenced to a minimum of five years and three months Robert Talbot was told by the judge: "You are driven by a desire to obtain wealth through crime and perhaps leading others to take up the greater risk, leaving them to petrify persons who have been targeted." | Sentenced to a minimum of five years and three months Robert Talbot was told by the judge: "You are driven by a desire to obtain wealth through crime and perhaps leading others to take up the greater risk, leaving them to petrify persons who have been targeted." |
| Robert's brother, Adam, was given a minimum tariff of three years and six months and Cummings was handed a minimum of seven years and six months. | Robert's brother, Adam, was given a minimum tariff of three years and six months and Cummings was handed a minimum of seven years and six months. |
| Bellamy was jailed for a minimum of four years and London, who threatened to cut off one victim's fingers with a blunt knife, was jailed for at least three years. | Bellamy was jailed for a minimum of four years and London, who threatened to cut off one victim's fingers with a blunt knife, was jailed for at least three years. |