London - The robbery went down in criminal history. The legendary raid on the night train from Glasgow to London in August 1963. The Gangsterentkamen time with a prize of 2.6 million pounds (2.8 million euros).
Now one was the robber, Ronnie Biggs, the 79-year-old admitted to a hospital.
The 79-year-old was taken from prison imostenglischen Norwich in the local clinic reported diebritische PA news agency on Friday evening. He seiwahrscheinlich ill with pneumonia and remain müssevoraussichtlich over the weekend in the hospital.
Biggs is seriously ill for some time. He is serving a 30-jährigeHaftstrafe in prison, after he had 35 years on the run.
Biggs is one of the leading figures in the attack on denNachtzug. The majority of postal thieves were caught, Biggs broke out, however nach15 months out of prison. Then he let himself be Gesichtumoperieren and fled to Brazil. Over the years dermeistgesuchte thug Britain won cult status.
After a stroke at 71 years came in 2001, he returned to his homeland undstellte the judiciary. Have often prompted calls for einerBegnadigung the sick man.
His story has been filmed several times, including with Sean Connery and Phil Collins.
