BIGGS 'WILL STILL BE RISK' IF SET FREE.Byline: JON CLEMENTS AILING Ronnie Biggs Ronald Arthur Biggs better known as Ronnie Biggs (born August 8, 1929) is an English prisoner who is known for escaping from prison after his minor role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963 and for being on the run for many years. could still be a threat to the public when freed from jail next week, a report warns. The Great Train Robber, who has had several strokes and is fed by tube, has not changed his attitude to violent crime, the parole board pa`role´ board` n. 1. A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a prisoner will be granted parole from a particular prison. believes. They say he could still pose a threat by mixing with criminals who could carry out his plans. Biggs, 79, has refused to express regret for his role in the pounds 2.6million robbery in 1963 which left the train driver badly injured. He claims the gang only gave Jack Mills a "light tap" when in fact he was battered with an iron bar. Mills never recovered from the head injuries and died seven years later. Police never found out who inflicted the trackside track·side n. The area near a track, especially a racetrack. beating at Ledburn, Bucks. Biggs has served a third of his 30-year sentence since he returned to the UK in 2001. He had been living in Brazil since 1970 after fleeing Wandsworth jail. The board warns Biggs would mix with "criminal associates" if his July 3 release is agreed. CAPTION(S): DANGER Frail Ronnie Biggs |
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