The Press Association: £53m raid mastermind given longer sentence: "Cage fighter Lee Murray was unsuccessful in an appeal against his 10-year jail sentence during a hearing in Rabat on Tuesday. But prosecutors who argued that his original sentence was too lenient had their appeal upheld and Murray was handed an extra 15 years behind bars. The sentence was for his role co-ordinating the audacious raid at the cash depot in Tonbridge, on February 21 2006.
A Kent Police spokesman said: 'We have been informed that during an appeal in Rabat, Lee Murray had an appeal against his sentence dismissed. Prosecution, however, had their appeal upheld regarding the previous sentence being too lenient. Lee Murray has been given a 25-year sentence for his involvement in the Tonbridge robbery. He was previously sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.'
In June last year, the Moroccan authorities refused to extradite Murray, originally from Sidcup, south east London, after establishing his Moroccan nationality. Since then detectives worked closely with their overseas colleagues to ensure Murray does not escape justice.
He was held in prison since his arrest at a shopping centre several months after the raid and has already served time for drug-related offences. In October last year, Murray's trusted lieutenant Paul Allen was jailed for 18 years for his part in the robbery."
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