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An escaped prisoner who was on a top 10 most wanted list has been arrested in Spain, Scotland Yard has said. | |
Clifford Hobbs, 47, was arrested in Malaga on a European Arrest Warrant in connection with a £1.25m security van robbery in Brixton, south London. | |
He was being taken to court to face robbery charges when two armed men ambushed the van he was in and set him free in June 2003. | He was being taken to court to face robbery charges when two armed men ambushed the van he was in and set him free in June 2003. |
Co-defendant Noel Cunningham, 45, remains on the run. | |
Pistol-whipped | |
The pair were charged with conspiracy to steal £1.25m from a security van in Effra Road, Brixton, in 2003. | |
The men, including another remand prisoner Tony Peters, were being taken from Brixton Prison to the Inner London Crown Court when their transit van was ambushed by two armed men. | |
The driver was shot in the leg by one of the suspects. | |
The security guard travelling in the back of the van was pistol-whipped across his face. | |
Tony Peters gave himself up to police days later. |