Robbery pilot sentenced to seven years in prison

The now 35-year-old pilot accused of flying the helicopter on the spectacular robbery in September last year was sentenced in the Södertörn District Court today. The pilot was convicted to imprisonment for seven years for aggravated robbery according to an official Court statement. The court consider it proven that the offender flew the helicopter during the robbery.

A second perpetrator was convicted to seven years in prison for being inside the building during the robbery. Four people were convicted for complicity to aggravated robbery and sentenced in a range of 2-5 years in prison. One person was convicted for protecting criminals and sentenced to imprisonment in one year. The indictment was dismissed on three of the defendants.

The robbery, one of the most spectacular in Swedish history, took place in the early morning of September 23, 2009. A central cash deposit in Västberga (Stockholm) was robbed by a set of criminals that landed on the roof in a stolen Jet Ranger (SE-HON). After escaping in the morning light the aircraft touched down at several locations in Stockholm before it was abandoned in Arninge in northern Stockholm.