#NOTTINGHAM ANIMAL HOSPITAL TRIAL#

Wearing an orange and black patterned shirt and a mask, Dilks sat in the glass-fronted dock with five other defendants, staring straight ahead as he listened to the impact statements.On August 1st, Nottingham Animal Hospital celebrated our 21st Anniversary! To honor this milestone, we are offering a Senior Wellness Promotion during the month of August. The trio were also convicted of being part of the theft of a £3.5 million tiara worn to the coronation of Edward VII from the Harley Gallery on the Welbeck Estate in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in 2018. As well as the attack on Cole, Dilks was found guilty of conspiring to rob the wife of former Tottenham, Hull and Derby midfielder Tom Huddlestone in May 2019 with fellow defendants Ashley Cumberpatch and Andrew MacDonald. He was convicted alongside five others for their roles in a string of what prosecutors said were “ruthlessly executed” robberies and burglaries between October 2018 and January 2020. Dilks was the only one of the gang responsible for the robbery to be caught after his DNA was recovered on the cable ties used to restrain Cole and Ms Canu.

#NOTTINGHAM ANIMAL HOSPITAL TRIAL#

Ms Canu said they had considered moving but “the truth is that the feelings and the fear would be there no matter where the house was”.ĭilks’s trial heard how Cole told police he thought “now I am going to die” as he recalled how the masked raiders tied his hands behind his back despite him holding his young daughter. She said that despite the dogs, panic alarms and fences that have been installed in their property, she still does not feel safe.

Ms Canu said: “That will never leave me.” She described in her document how the raid has had a “huge impact” on her life, recalling how she tried to hide in a wardrobe with her son as her husband was tied up and her daughter pleaded for comfort. But he admits he still cannot go out to the bin without a torch and his guard dog.Ĭole’s partner Sharon Canu was in court on Friday to hear her statement also read by prosecutor Michael Brady QC. The ex-Arsenal, Chelsea and Derby defender described how he has invested hugely in security at his home in Fetcham to the point that it makes it “feel like a fortress”. “These images and thoughts will never, ever leave my mind and can pop up any time.”

READ MORE: Two people taken to hospital with serious injuries following crash in Lightwater The terror and confusion on my children’s faces is something that will never leave me. Read by a prosecutor, the former full-back said in his statement: “The picture of that night remains and impacts everything. Former England footballer Cole’s personal statement was read out at Nottingham Crown Court. The judge said the attack on the footballer’s Surrey home was “extremely terrifying”, and he described the gang as “intelligent, violent and chillingly ruthless men”. The judge called him a “chillingly ruthless” robber and said the psychological impact suffered by the former England footballer and his partner “cannot be overstated”. Kurtis Dilks, 35, has been handed a 30-year sentence for his part in the raid in January 2020. A gang of men smashed their way into his home, tied him up and threatened to cut off his fingers while he was there with his family. Ex-Premier League star Ashley Cole has revealed the terror he felt when his Fetcham property became the site of a horrifying home invasion - and he thought 'I am going to die'.

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