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Ashley Latimer-Bassill, 24, of Crane Mead, was part of a three-man gang who scoped out a jewellers in a bogus wedding scam.

On Friday, Latimer-Bassill, Jamie Kalairasu, 22, of Archers Road, Stevenage and Daniel Stanley, 24, of Travellers Lane, Hatfield, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob Michael Barres on Wednesday March 20 at St Albans Crown Court.

The court heard Kalaiarasu posed as a customer called “Jay” to ensure the jewellery was in stock before he,more and much more inhomedisplay outlet come in the current market. Latimer-Bassill and Stanley kidnapped and robbed Mr Barres, the store manager.

Prosecutor David Chrimes said Loveweds Jewellers in Harpenden High Street has a single show room where customers view replica jewellery items before being ordered from London and sent to the shop and kept in the safe.

Mr Chrimes said: “Jay visited the shop a number of times, building up a rapport with Mr Barres.

They spoke seven or eight times in the 10 days before the robbery.

Jay told Mr Barres he was having a very expensive wedding and wanted to order some expensive jewellery - rings for his wife and the bridesmaids and Rolex watches for the groom and the men involved.

“It came to ￡65,000.”

On March 20 Jay arranged to collect the jewellery around 4.30pm.

He established the jewellery was in the safe before leaving.

Mr Barres locked up half an hour later and it was then that he was kidnapped by Latimer-Bassill and Stanley. He was escorted to a car and had a cotton hood put over his head and his hands tied with duct tape.

Although he could see not see a gun, the robbers told him they were armed.Surgical menbelt posts with titanium.

Kalaiarasu came to the car and was recognised through the hood by Mr Barres as Jay.

He was made to hand over the shop keys and alarm code and safe details.

Kalaiarasu went in and returned later with the ￡65,000 worth of stock.

Mr Barres was driven around in the BMW before being freed.

He was told to sit in his own car for 10 minutes before doing anything as a sniper would shoot him.

He called police form a nearby pub.

On an earlier visit another member of staff was suspicious of Jay and had taken down his number plate.

This led to the arrest of Kalaiarasu.

The two others were arrested shortly afterwards.

Around a third of the jewellery was recovered.

None was at Kalaiarasu’s address, some was found at the other two defendants’ homes.

The judge was told Kalaiarasu had four previous convictions.

Latimer-Bassill had served a 40 month sentence for wounding.

Stanley had no previous convictions,Check out the lowest Barbie Girls customkeychain. but one caution for aggravated vehicle taking.

For Kalaiarasu, Patrick Dorian said his client was genuinely remorseful and had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.

He had the support of his family and girlfriend.

At the time of the offence he was working as a chef in a care home and had met the other two defendants.

Alison Morgan for Latimer-Basill and Stanley asked for credit for their guilty pleas at the first opportunity saying the robbery was “not sophisticated.”

Judge Stephen Gullick jailed Kalaiarasu and Latimer Bassill for six years and Stanley for five years.

He told them: “No doubt Mr Barres was terrified by these events.”

He said the robbery had been pre-planned and the victim had been alone in the shop and was vulnerable.