Ronnie Biggs 'to be freed within days'

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs could be free within days after Justice Secretary Jack Straw agreed to grant him parole, it was reported today. The Times said Mr Straw would sign the 79-year-old's parole papers, allowing him to be released into the care of a nursing home. Biggs, who is being held in Norwich prison, is in Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after breaking his hip in a fall at the weekend. A Ministry of Justice spokesman denied a decision on Biggs's release had been made. He said the reports were "unfounded speculation". Biggs could be let out as early as Friday, when he will have served one third of his 30-year sentence. Biggs's legal adviser, Giovanni Di Stefano, said his client was "seriously ill" and would remain in hospital for the next two to six weeks. "The only difference if Mr Straw has approved... [read full story]                    

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