Biggs' son to make birthday plea

The son of train robber Ronnie Biggs was today marking his 27th birthday with an appeal to the Home Secretary to reduce his father’s sentence on compassionate grounds.

Thu, 16 Aug, 2001 - 16:00

The son of train robber Ronnie Biggs was today marking his 27th birthday with an appeal to the Home Secretary to reduce his father’s sentence on compassionate grounds.

Michael Biggs was asking David Blunkett to refer the ailing crook’s case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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