BBC News, South East
Former detective superintendent, who placed the killer Kenneth Noy behind bars, says he is uncomfortable with the situation of the criminal’s new-found “mini celebrity”.
Noy played an important role in the Brinks -Mate Hist in 1983 – one of the greatest dacoits of Britain with £ 26m gold, diamonds and cash stolen.
He has recently gained infamous after being depicted by actor Jack Lowen in the BBC series The Gold – who pretends robbery.
But Nick Bidis, responsible for achieving a murder sentence against Noy in 2000, said it is not right that people are shaking only one killer hand due to their fame.
Noy’s offense
In 1985, two years after Brinks-Mat, undercover policeman John Fordham was killed in Noy’s house.
Noye was approved for murder on self -defense basis, but in 1986 was imprisoned for 14 years for 14 years to take over gold and VAT payments.
He was released after eight years, but stabbed 21 -year -old Stephen Cameron in a 1996 M25 attack at Swanley Interchange.
Noy was jailed in 2000 and Released in 2019,
“The stabbing was very rare at this time, but nowadays they seem to be very consistent,” said Mr. Bidis.
“It was a road rage incident, a young pair, a stabbing, in a broad daylight.”
Mr. Cameron’s fiancé saw his partner hitting Noy in an attack.
“My idea is, if you are guilty of murder, don’t forget the pretext of murder, the way you should come out is in a box,” said Mr. Bidis.
“But some of these judges do not live in the real world, they go home in space rockets because they do not live on this planet.”
According to recent media reports, 78 -year -old Noy has been seen enjoying his fresh fame around Satoka, where he lives.
“I don’t feel comfortable with it, especially when you feel that this man is a violent criminal,” said Mr. Bidis.
“Why Kenny Noy is being lions being lions by people in West Kingsdown and Sevenox, shaking their hands, being a mini celebrity in effect? It’s not right.”
The Ministry of Justice had earlier stated that Noy is on a license to the rest of his life and may return to jail if he fails to follow his terms.
But at a quarter of a century, Mr. Bidis says that he still regularly thinks about the “insensitive” murder of Mr. Cameron.