24/04/2006

Man remanded over Securitas raid

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with the £53 million Securitas depot robbery.

Ermir Hysenaj, of Crowborough, East Sussex, is accused of conspiracy to rob in connection with the robbery, which took place on February 22.

He was remanded in custody at Maidstone Crown Court today and is due to reappear in court on June 12.

Four men and a woman are due to reappear in court on the same date, charged in connection with the heist, Britain's largest ever cash robbery.

John Fowler, 60, of Staplehurst in Kent, is charged with conspiracy to rob, kidnapping the depot manager, his wife and son and handling stolen goods.

Stuart Royle, 47, from Maidstone, Jetmir Bucpapa, 24, from Tonbridge and Lea Rusha, 33, from Southborough, near Tunbridge Wells are all charged with conspiracy to rob.

Kim Shackleton, 38, from Maidstone is charged with handling stolen goods.

Another woman, Raluca Antonela Millen, a 25-year-old Romanian living in Tunbridge Wells, has also been charged with conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to kidnap.

She is due to appear before Maidstone Crown Court on Friday.

Police have recovered around £20 million of the missing money.

(KMcA/GB)

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