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Three charged over $92M heist
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British authorities have brought charges against two men and a woman in connection with the record-setting $92 million (53 million pound) robbery of a cash depot southeast of London, prosecutors said Wednesday. The three suspects -- John Fowler, 57; Stewart Royle, 47; and Kim Shackleton, 39 -- are scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning. They face a variety of charges in connection with last week's heist at the Securitas AB depot in Tonbridge, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southeast of London, the Crown Prosecution Service and police in the county of Kent said. The alleged haul from the robbery doubles the previous record of 26.5 million pounds taken from the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2004. Fowler has been charged with one count of conspiracy to rob the Securitas depot and three counts of kidnapping in connection with the abduction of the facility's manager and his family. Royle is charged with conspiracy in connection with the robbery, while Shackleton is charged with handling stolen goods. No further details of the charges were released. In a statement issued Wednesday night, Elizabeth Howe, the Kent chief prosecutor, said the charges were brought "after due examination of the existing evidence." Assistant Chief Constable Adrian Leppard said the investigation was likely to continue "for many months and possibly years." At least 11 people have been arrested in connection with the February 22 robbery. Investigators allege the perpetrators held the depot manager's wife and nine-year-old son hostage as they forced the manager let them into the facility. Police say they have recovered about 1.3 million pounds from the robbery, along with hoods, guns and body armor believed to have been used the heist. The cash depot is run by Sweden's Securitas AB, one of the world's largest security firms. In Great Britain, it conducts such services for businesses and government agencies, including the Bank of England. 
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