This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/7199584.stm
The article has changed 19 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Five guilty in Securitas robbery | Five guilty in Securitas robbery |
| (20 minutes later) | |
| Five men have been convicted of kidnap and robbery conspiracy charges following a £53m raid at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, in 2006. | Five men have been convicted of kidnap and robbery conspiracy charges following a £53m raid at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, in 2006. |
| They have each been found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm. A sixth man was cleared of all charges following the seven-month trial. | |
| A seventh man has denied handling stolen money and the jury is still considering its verdict on that charge. | A seventh man has denied handling stolen money and the jury is still considering its verdict on that charge. |
| The raid was carried out by a gang which kidnapped the depot manager. | |
| Colin Dixon and his wife Lynn and their young child were told: "You will die if you do not do as you are told," the court heard. | |
| £21m recovered | £21m recovered |
| Those found guilty so far are: Stuart Royle, 49, of Allen Street, Maidstone, Kent; Jetmir Bucpapa, 26, of Hadlow Road, Tonbridge; garage owner Roger Coutts, 30, of The Green, Welling, south-east London; Lea Rusha, 35, of Lambersart Close, Southborough, Kent; Emir Hysenaj, aged 28, of New Road, Crowborough, East Sussex. | Those found guilty so far are: Stuart Royle, 49, of Allen Street, Maidstone, Kent; Jetmir Bucpapa, 26, of Hadlow Road, Tonbridge; garage owner Roger Coutts, 30, of The Green, Welling, south-east London; Lea Rusha, 35, of Lambersart Close, Southborough, Kent; Emir Hysenaj, aged 28, of New Road, Crowborough, East Sussex. |
| John Fowler, 59, of Chart Hill Road, Staplehurst, Kent, has been cleared of all charges. | |
| Keith Borer, 54, of Hempstead Lane, Maidstone, Kent, denies handling stolen goods. | Keith Borer, 54, of Hempstead Lane, Maidstone, Kent, denies handling stolen goods. |
| CCTV cameras captured armed robbers holding the Dixon family, and 14 members of staff, hostage as they loaded cash into the back of a 7.5-tonne lorry. | CCTV cameras captured armed robbers holding the Dixon family, and 14 members of staff, hostage as they loaded cash into the back of a 7.5-tonne lorry. |
| Since the robbery in February 2006, police have recovered £21m of the stolen cash, the court has been told. | Since the robbery in February 2006, police have recovered £21m of the stolen cash, the court has been told. |