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Andrew MacDonald is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with SC Bern in the National League.

Men guilty over Ashley Cole raid and £3. 5m Portland Tiara heist

May 5,2022 9:05 pm

Several men have been been found guilty of a violent raid at the home of former footballer Ashley Cole and a £3. 5m tiara heist.

Mr Cole and his partner Sharon Canu were bound by cable ties when they were robbed at their home in January 2020.

The Portland Tiara, described as a " national treasure" was stolen from its glass case at the Welbeck Estate in Nottinghamshire in November 2018.

Six men were found guilty after a 10-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court .

In a police interview shown during The Trial , the former England, Chelsea and Arsenal left-back when detailing how The Gang tied his hands while he was holding his daughter.

The Gang also threatened to cut Mr Cole's fingers off with pliers, The Court heard.

" I knew now, I Am going to die, " He Said .

The Court was told Kurtis Dilks was the only one of the four-strong gang responsible for The Robbery to be caught after his DNA was recovered on the cable ties used to restrain Mr Cole and his partner.

The 35-year-old courier claimed his DNA was found on the cable ties and a knife recovered from The Scene in Fetcham, Surrey, because they were items previously stolen from his van.

Dilks was convicted alongside five others for their roles in a string of " ruthlessly executed" robberies and burglaries between October 2018 and January 2020.

As well as The Attack on Cole, Dilks was found guilty of conspiring to in May 2019 with fellow defendants Ashley Cumberpatch and Andrew Macdonald .

Dilks, Cumberpatch and Macdonald were convicted of being part of the theft of the £3. 5m tiara worn to The Coronation of Edward Vii from the Harley Gallery on the Welbeck Estate in Worksop.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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