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GREAT Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was granted "compassionate release" from his prison sentence yesterday, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said.
Mr Straw said the decision was based on medical evidence that Biggs's condition had deteriorated and he was not expected to recover.See the full content of this document
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Compassionate Release for Train Robber Biggs
Biggs, who turns 80 this weekend, is severely ill in hospital with pneumonia and doctors have said there is "not much hope".
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