Two armed robbers, who snatched £2m in cash belonging to the Dubai royal family outside a West end bank, have been jailed today.
They are: jobless Trevor Mair, 45, (pic.top) of Brierley, New Addington, Croydon, who received 9 years and jobless Jonathan Haynes, 37, (pic.bottom) of Haroldslea Drive, Horley, Surrey, who received 14 years.
Two suitcases stuffed with fifty-pound notes were collected by two men working for the royals at the National Bank of Dubai in Bail Street on June 24, last year.
Two bank staff accompanied the men to their car parked outside, where a gunman approached and said: “Give me the money or I’ll blow your brains out.”
He grabbed one of the suitcases and his accomplice took the other and the robbers fled on foot.
Police were quickly given descriptions of the pair and five minutes later officers from the Met’s Diplomatic Protection Group – who effectively provide a ceremonial role outside sensitive buildings – saw them in Cadogan Square.
Mair was pulling a suitcase towards a parked car and Haynes was sitting in the driver’s seat.
All the cash was recovered and the next day an unloaded Glock pistol was found nearby.
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