Man in court over Securitas robbery

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the £53 million Securitas robbery in Kent.

Ermir Hysenaj, 27, from Crowborough, East Sussex appeared before Maidstone Magistrates Court charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.

He was remanded in custody to reappear in court on April 24.

Another man, an 18-year-old who was arrested in Tunbridge Wells, Kent on Tuesday, has been released on police bail.

The £53 million robbery at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent on February 22 was the largest cash robbery to take place in the UK.

Police have now recovered around £20 million of the stolen money.

Five other people have been charged in connection with the robbery. John Fowler, 57, from Staplehurst in Kent was charged with conspiracy to rob, as well as the kidnapping of the depot manager and his wife and son and handling stolen goods.

Stuart Royle, 47, of Maidstone, Jetmir Bucpapa, 24, of Tonbridge and Lea John Rusha, 33, of Tunbridge Wells, have all been charged with conspiracy to rob.

Kim Shackleton, 39, of Maidstone, was charged with handling stolen goods.

All five remain in custody and are due to appear in court on June 12.

(KMcA)