Stuart Royle, a former car salesman involved in the notorious £53 million Securitas robbery in 2006, has been denied parole. The Parole Board concluded at a hearing on April 26 that releasing Royle would not be safe for public protection. Royle, 65, was jailed indefinitely in 2008, with a minimum term of 15 years, for his role in what remains Britain’s biggest cash raid.
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During the heist, members of the gang, some disguised as police officers, kidnapped the manager of the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, along with his wife and child. This was part of a scheme to gain access to the depot and the substantial sums it held. Although authorities later recovered £21 million of the stolen money, a significant £32 million remains unaccounted for.
