Vicious raider Kurtis Dilks from Clifton received a 30-year jail sentence for the terrifying raid at the home of former England left back Ashley Cole and his partner. Wearing a face mask in the dock at Nottingham Crown Court as he was told how long he will languish behind bars, 'lifestyle criminal' Dilks showed no emotion.
Dilks, of of Whitegate Vale, was found guilty of robbing Cole and his partner Sharon Canu, as well as being part of a conspiracy to rob the home of former Tottenham and Derby midfielder Tom Huddlestone with co-defendants Ashley Cumberpatch, 36 ,formerly of First Avenue, Carlton, and Andrew MacDonald, 42, of o Berridge Road West, The Arboretum.
The headline sentence for Dilks was the 30 years with a five-extended period on licence for the horrific offending at the home of Cole. Cole said in a victim impact statement, "the attack on my home, my family and me, and the situation it created, has led to a large range of emotions".
