{10-year Term in One of two men ound guilty of the ruled He H131. a to artist. of Stanfield, who had denied e- $300,000 robbery in . ?The jury had heard that i October 19, 1984. three st rlty were robbed at point oumide a Birken- supermarket ?sentencing Sound. Mr II ce Prichard said that 1 dollar term! he under it was the largest robbery to take In this country. ?3633 said it was obvious Sanm? the evidence that sev- elfoi offenders were in- Sannd was om them. hShOttly after the robbery sound waste Mon of over 360.000. almost all n! nihieh was in banknotee which clearly came [torn posed no title robbery. only to the lives of the VID- iDoor ?Slammed On Armed eesotArmourguard pan Mr Justice it was lmpossi evidence to discover what part Sound had played. It seemed that only men actually got out of the vehicle used in the robbery. Both were heavily and neither could be identi?ed. The judge said that in his mind that did not matter y. The crime had been deliberately planned and well orgimised and Sound had been a partici- t. He said the accused bod been tor a long time in serious activities and was servlna a term on other charges. al- though he had indeed an appeal against conviction and sentence on them. The judge accepted that, previous convic- tions did not include any, cases of violent offending, but it seemed to him that was now a hardened criminal resolved to live 'l?herobberyhedbeenn crimeofviolence.andhad tenlialdangernot Prichard said that but also to innocent bio on the bystanders. two 30311101 The owner ol a hit bert tateown slammed the shop's rear door into the face at a gun-wielding night TheownerofSun whodtdnotwlahtohe year-old atthehecloi'theshop. by enuncarryinga handgun. - slammedthe door. leavinglhe out in the Sun Takeaways in Martin Ave. named. had list out his three- cold. The would-be robber then kicked at the door beiore running off, ..4 The judge made an order for restitution to Armour- the 543.890 recov- ered b: police at Kerllteri and 16.750 found in Sound's cor. He ruled that the 10-year jail term he concurrent .h prison Fe 1" i ?a elng served by the er. Mr Merit Edgar. for Sound. said he had received instructions to file. an appeal in respect of the robbery charge. He said that Sannd stated that about 38000 of the money found in his car with the sentence at present was his own. on Up By ROBBERY IN . AULT: Police believe that 1% ear-old boy found nitatane on Sunday in leth serious head injun ?may have been robbed his milk collection mone PA Woman The milk-delivery - A Wellington man wu has a [motored skull arid :fomed at gunpotnt to open his condition has prevented ithe note of Newtovm poll in lbotiie mm . being locked in the rear of The teenager up. in distreseied condition . The manager of the Bar-' Bridge St about '1 pm a gala Bottle Store. whose An amount of mi nettle was not available. was preparing to close the shop shortly before 7 pm when hold-up tool: place Once inside the the offender produced into! and told the manna? ?0 give him the cash in the till and open the safe The ottender then forced tile manager into the back, office and looked the door hetore making a rapid mane. Detective Inspector John- Rongen. who heads the i Wellington inquiry. said he was thought to have been carrying vols i between $1000 and $2000. wastoiten. new? 9:10an To REFERENCE DEPT. The NZ. Herald E0103 55520" l3 forget broached ?amrkporolecruhedamotor- 11 twowoeksnl'terthemid? while the Wm Prison. where he was sum the lagfewmonthsoi'e id-yenrtermlm- media anned robbery or an eegiriw van at the Birkenheod Foodtown . he: still the cash amount en __The National Parole Board approved ?gnnd's release torSeptemher 3 year. miect to his completing a work parole echerne to reintegrate the com- munity. .Wenganuitotdanawahr Prhonsohe icouidworir foranempioyer becomin- orPalnrenmn FlirButierpraenteer areferenceJ from from manager, Kerry ones, on amodeiprtsonerand .niinvmi prison He asked Judge Richardson to withthathewasalreadyaervimsolt would not interfere with his possible poroleinSeptember. "He ream he has placed this at tremendous] .?MrButierBald. unconsdm when he crashed a motor- cyeie he was test riding for Ann. ?Duodented and common. he was not nwarewhohewasanddidnotevenkm hens empioyed,?MrButlereaid. hinting,Emiratea oniatrfilte or empoyer oouidnot reonilwhereheshouldbe. headed north toanuncie'spiaceatRund- nun?wherehemeventnaliy caught Sannd had complained of blackouts whiieithEdenandMannwatuPrlsom. medical evidence to back up those re- Judae Rlctiarmon offered to mourn the case so medical reports could he obtained to prove or disprove Sound?s cum. but Mr Butler declined. The judge told Sannd he was not pre- pared to mate the inevitable Jail term for concurrent to his existing sen~ "To accede to that request migrt be seen an encouragement for other prisoners to chance their arm while on work reieme," he said He sentenced to a further three term is omnplete. A Justice Department spokesrmn said amesragaln beforethePar-oie Boardtor reconsiderntlon of his reieme date. run yesterday after al- legedly breaching boil conditiona Neville George Walker. awn 36. was serrated lr'r Tauranga on Tuesday for allegedly failing to comply with the reporting conch- tiom of his bail No charges were laid but applications were made in chambers and Walker was remanded on bail to the High Court at Auckland on May 27. On that day the third High Court trial relating to the death or Mr Huntley? Walker. whose naked and bound body was found below the links Falls in January 1990. will open. Walker and an Auckland dominatrix. Renee Chis- nell. aged 20. are jointly charged with Mr Piumiey- Walker's death. They appealed succeed- i?uliy after being convicted of the ottence at the first trial A retrial was ordered by the Court of Appeal, but the Jury at the February hear- torrid not reach a ver- diet the Jury at the third trial cannot reach a verdict. the Crown will need permis- sion ottheSolicltor-General to lay thelndictmentagain. titt?? ?gsgr? ?g t??S'Eer 35 a 5832 sagg 30 g, 8 ?2 3358.53 a e'a" ega??i?gegg rigging 03 335 in ita?au 3&3 eeE=u?a a?eld: 5381553 Egg? 888 . . Dreams of a luxurious life with the Russian woman he loved led Anthony Sannd to raid the Auckland Art Gallery Masterpiece bound ZIAUGBQQ 08 for ?secret Police suspect the stolen Tiasot t- St?lOnTopwasdeetlnedfor collection in Hong Kong or elsewhere in Asia. the Auckland Art Gallery slid the masterpiece was worth $2 million, but a more recent assessment puts the value at more than $6 million. The new?gure makesit one ofthetwo or three mom valuable in the gallery's lundsb and a prize for an art connoisseur with more money than Haring a three-week High molly Genovese Court in Auckland of d, also lmown as Rt ?l:henameofoneofthemostfamom of White the police thought the painting wol?d end up. Detective Constable Craig Irons, one of the elm-ere assigned to track down the art thie saidat?terthetrinl: .Wenea [Asian] people interview butno action was taken as a merit of those?gitterviews. It was not a line of inquiry? was going anywhere. ?He [Sannd] wanhd to ship it overseas to albuyer, but in the condition it was in the deal fell through and he wheaquently rat-soured it? count? was not interested. Hence the almond scheme as a rumom." bee?d up, but when burst in a sewn-off shotgun there was little security guards could do. 8:9de crudely hacked the valuable before shining it into a canvas bag. The mutilation is ?taught to have the painting?s value. Reckoning therewass?llabucktobe made. Sennddecidedtoseekam?oo ransom for the safe return of the artwork, half in used notes Besotted by a Russian women he mntedtob?ngtothiscountry,Sannd hopedtoraisethemoneytobuyan expensive properly for his new love. found by the police at the belated house he rented at Walker-em, lNigger-tired that Sannd needed $3.7 million to provide the grand lil'wiyle he wanted for them both. 13w art gallery robbery uniftwo other raids which Papalmra police were investi- . gating on an Amourguard security van of Sannd's handiwork. hiltlu'eewereoamedoutbyan offender using a high-powered to escape. A former racing driver, Sannd form for holding up a Keriken bank and making on on a motorbike. Hewasarrestedintheearlyhours of August I7_last year, eightdays aftertheart gallery raid. with him and appears to have been chosen at random, to had never had any dealings in the exchange of was already in out as a. go-between cash and the pain 'Chameleon,? however. e,l1y1ngto explain how he came tosht?ve the Tissot under his bed. I He told Di?tetrlr'tive David l?ilaimmofhe was l?oo' site epain?ng, utdeen himse? lalign court, Sannd said he ram under his bed when vecu caning; Once polioe had made the connection, the evidence against: Sannd started to mount ?His house was basrcally? a goldnu'ne of evalencef said Detective Constable Irons. As well as the Threat, a cartridge found at the gallery was forensiea?y linked to a gun at Sound?s address. writer found at Sound?s address. And the number plate of the motorbike gallery raid was found in In used in the bedroo any knowledge of the Sermd'e Sannd denied the typewriter and the was found guilty of three charges of aggravated ro two diarges of theft and three charges of unlawful possession of a ?rearm. He had stolen the high-powered bikes 1 Pollen lay Sannd (above) planned to sell the $6 million Tinsel overseas, but the damage he Indicted halved the painting?s value. Anthony used in the robberies. He then copied and titted the number plates of identical motor bike so that after the hold-ups police would be on a wild goose chase. Charles Cato, who appeared for the Crown with Mark Treleaven. said Sannd had been meticulously melting preparv rations for the art gallery robbery for montln. "He never for a moment thought he cred and that was why he was so cavalier about leaving those told the Jul?- The $6 million Timot theft is one of the the largest armed robberies in New Zeahnd In [986 Sannd also made legal history when he wasjailed for 10 years for his put in Mint was then the country's biggest robbery?the $300900 hold- up of Annom?gusrd security guards are they loaded money from the Birkenhead Foodtown supenuarket into their van in October 1984. 1111993he wasJuiled for?veyearsfor robbing a Kerikeri bank. Given his previous robbery convictions, Sannd is looking at a term in jail when he comes before Justice Potter for sentence on September 24. is know-n to have upset a number of serving uunates.