Roger Coutts

Securitas robbery participant convicted after DNA and recovered cash linked him to the 2006 Tonbridge depot raid.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, charges and contextual links are kept distinct. Relationship labels state the legal or factual basis of the connection.

Background

Coutts was one of five men convicted in the long-running Old Bailey trial over the Securitas robbery.

Role in the case

His DNA was found on cable ties used to restrain employees during the raid.

Evidence / operation

Police also linked him to premises in Welling where £9.7 million of stolen cash was recovered.

Legal outcome

The prosecution used both forensic and financial-recovery evidence to tie him to the operation.

Graph role

His node links the robbery itself, employee restraint, recovered cash and the Welling premises.

Network links

– Securitas depot robbery — participant; convicted – Welling, London — cash-recovery location – Tonbridge, Kent — robbery location

Direct people links

– Lea Rusha — co-convicted robber – Stuart Royle — co-convicted robber – Emir Hysenaj — co-convicted robber – Jetmir Bucpapa — co-convicted robber

Sources

– The Guardian. The Securitas robbers (2008-01-28). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jan/28/ukcrime.duncancampbell4