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| 'Skull Cracker' Michael Wheatley charged with armed robbery | |
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| A man has been charged with armed robbery while being unlawfully at large from an open prison in Kent. | A man has been charged with armed robbery while being unlawfully at large from an open prison in Kent. |
| Michael Wheatley, 55, known as the "Skull Cracker", was arrested in London after a raid on a Chelsea Building Society branch in Sunbury in Surrey. | |
| He faces a further charge of possessing a firearm or imitation firearm after Wednesday's raid, and is due before East Surrey Magistrates' Court later. | |
| Kevin Perry, 53, of West India Dock Road, is also due to appear in court. | Kevin Perry, 53, of West India Dock Road, is also due to appear in court. |
| He is accused of assisting an offender, perverting the course of justice and handling stolen goods. | He is accused of assisting an offender, perverting the course of justice and handling stolen goods. |
| Surrey Police said Mr Wheatley had been charged with absconding from HMP Standford Hill on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. | |
| He had been on temporary licence and had been due to return at 18:00 BST on Saturday. | He had been on temporary licence and had been due to return at 18:00 BST on Saturday. |
| No-one was hurt during the raid on the building society branch in Staines Road, but a spokesman for the company said staff had been left shaken. | No-one was hurt during the raid on the building society branch in Staines Road, but a spokesman for the company said staff had been left shaken. |