Man jailed for £53m UK heist will not have to repay share of proceeds

Secret court hearing accepts Paul Allen’s plea that he lacks funds to return £1.23m

A cage fighter convicted of taking part in a £53m armed robbery has been excused from paying back his alleged share of the stolen cash after a secret court hearing.

The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that Paul Allen, from Chatham in Kent, has been let off repaying more than £1.23m said to have been proceeds of the 2006 Securitas raid in Tonbridge.

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