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| Jurors see CCTV of £53m robbery | Jurors see CCTV of £53m robbery |
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| Jurors have been shown CCTV footage of gun-wielding robbers forcing terrified cash depot workers to the floor as they carried out a £53m hold-up. | Jurors have been shown CCTV footage of gun-wielding robbers forcing terrified cash depot workers to the floor as they carried out a £53m hold-up. |
| They saw balaclava-clad men, dressed in black, loading cages and shopping trolleys full of cash into a lorry. | They saw balaclava-clad men, dressed in black, loading cages and shopping trolleys full of cash into a lorry. |
| Cowering in the corner of the vehicle are Securitas depot manager Colin Dixon's wife and child before they are taken out to make way for more loot. | Cowering in the corner of the vehicle are Securitas depot manager Colin Dixon's wife and child before they are taken out to make way for more loot. |
| Eight people deny charges in relation to the heist in Tonbridge, Kent. | Eight people deny charges in relation to the heist in Tonbridge, Kent. |
| The three members of the Dixon family were taken hostage by the gang as they carried out Britain's biggest cash robbery, the Old Bailey has heard. | The three members of the Dixon family were taken hostage by the gang as they carried out Britain's biggest cash robbery, the Old Bailey has heard. |
| The jury saw footage of Mr Dixon coming into the building with one of the robbers, disguised in a fluorescent police jacket and cap. | The jury saw footage of Mr Dixon coming into the building with one of the robbers, disguised in a fluorescent police jacket and cap. |
| Forced to floor | Forced to floor |
| Other robbers are then seen being let in and the 14 employees on duty that night holding their hands in the air when confronted with the armed men. | Other robbers are then seen being let in and the 14 employees on duty that night holding their hands in the air when confronted with the armed men. |
| The footage shows them being forced to the floor and having their hands tied behind their backs with cable. | The footage shows them being forced to the floor and having their hands tied behind their backs with cable. |
| Also seen is the depot's vault, filled with stacks of cages holding piles of cash and some of them being wheeled out into the lorry. | Also seen is the depot's vault, filled with stacks of cages holding piles of cash and some of them being wheeled out into the lorry. |
| One of the robbers is seen clambering across the tops of the multi-coloured cages as money is being removed from the vault. | One of the robbers is seen clambering across the tops of the multi-coloured cages as money is being removed from the vault. |
| The jury was also shown footage of Mr Dixon's wife Lynn and their young child being forced into a small "piano cage" by the robbers. | |
| Later, after the child has wriggled free from the bars once the robbers have left, the hostages are shown freeing each other. | |
| The £53m Securitas raid was the UK's largest cash robbery | |
| Asked by prosecutor Sir John Nutting QC, how he felt during the raid, Mr Dixon said: "I was terrified." | |
| He said he was "very very concerned" because he did not know how his family were until the end of the ordeal. | |
| "I didn't know what was going to happen to them," Mr Dixon said. "I didn't know what was going to happen to me or to my staff. | |
| "I did exactly what I was told, fearing the worst, but hoping that we would all get out of it in one piece." | |
| The defendants on trial include car salesman Stuart Royle, 48, of Maidstone, Kent, and his former business partner, John Fowler, 58, of Staplehurst, Kent. | The defendants on trial include car salesman Stuart Royle, 48, of Maidstone, Kent, and his former business partner, John Fowler, 58, of Staplehurst, Kent. |
| Also charged are former depot worker Ermir Hysenaj, 27, of Crowborough, East Sussex; Jetmir Bucpapa, 26, of Tonbridge, Kent; roofer Lea Rusha, 35, of Southborough, Kent; garage owner Roger Coutts, 30, of Welling, south-east London; and hairdresser Michelle Hogg, 32, of Woolwich, south-east London. | Also charged are former depot worker Ermir Hysenaj, 27, of Crowborough, East Sussex; Jetmir Bucpapa, 26, of Tonbridge, Kent; roofer Lea Rusha, 35, of Southborough, Kent; garage owner Roger Coutts, 30, of Welling, south-east London; and hairdresser Michelle Hogg, 32, of Woolwich, south-east London. |
| They all deny conspiracy to rob, conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to possess firearms. | They all deny conspiracy to rob, conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to possess firearms. |
| Signwriter Keith Borer, 53, of Maidstone, Kent, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of handling stolen money. | Signwriter Keith Borer, 53, of Maidstone, Kent, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of handling stolen money. |
| The trial continues. |