Biggs' son vows to fight for his freedom

The son of Ronnie Biggs has said he is "appalled" Justice Secretary Jack Straw has refused to release the frail 79-year-old. The Great Train Robber can no longer speak and has to be fed by a tube. He is currently in Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after breaking his hip in a fall at the weekend. Mr Straw turned down his bid for parole - even though it was recommended by the parole board - because Biggs was "wholly unrepentant" about his actions and had "outrageously courted the media" while on the run from prison. But his son Michael Biggs insisted that his father had expressed regret for his crime and vowed to keep fighting for his release. He said: "If this is the British legal system, it is appalling, it's beyond comprehension. He is totally incapacitated, he was never a violent man. "My father has served... [read full story]                    

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