Man jailed over £53m Securitas raid refused parole

Police recovered £21m of the missing cash, but £32m was never found

A former car salesman who was jailed for his role in the £53m Securitas robbery has been refused parole.

Stuart Royle was convicted of conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to rob and possession of a firearm in connection with the heist in Tonbridge, Kent, in 2006.

Royle, 65, was jailed indefinitely in 2008 and ordered to serve at least 15 years.

The Parole Board said at a hearing on 26 April that it was not satisfied that releasing him at this point would be safe for the protection of the public.

A Parole Board report also said the panel did not recommend Royle be transferred to an open prison.

The robbery was Britain's biggest cash raid.

A gang - some posing as police officers - kidnapped the manager of a Securitas depot with his wife and child to gain entry.

Police later recovered £21m of the missing cash, but the remaining £32m was not found.

Royle was sentenced to a further six years in 2012 after failing to comply with a £2m confiscation order.