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| Three cleared over Securitas raid | Three cleared over Securitas raid |
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| Three women have been cleared of allegations relating to Britain's biggest cash robbery after prosecutors dropped charges against them. | Three women have been cleared of allegations relating to Britain's biggest cash robbery after prosecutors dropped charges against them. |
| Kim Shackleton, 40, Raluca Millen, 27, and Katie Philp, 24, were girlfriends of Securitas robbers Stuart Royle, Jetmir Bucpapa and Lea Rusha. | Kim Shackleton, 40, Raluca Millen, 27, and Katie Philp, 24, were girlfriends of Securitas robbers Stuart Royle, Jetmir Bucpapa and Lea Rusha. |
| They had faced charges over their alleged roles in the £53m raid in Tonbridge, Kent, in February last year. | They had faced charges over their alleged roles in the £53m raid in Tonbridge, Kent, in February last year. |
| Mr Justice Penry-Davey entered not guilty verdicts against them on Monday. | |
| The hearing in the High Court cleared the women of alleged involvement in the planning and aftermath of the raid. | |
| Royle, Bucpapa and Rusha were given indeterminate prison sentences at the Old Bailey in January after being convicted on kidnap, robbery and firearms charges. |