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Kurtis Dilks DNA was recovered on the cable ties used to restrain Cole and his partner Sharon Canu

Kurtis Dilks, 35, has been convicted at Nottingham Crown Court today. He was part of a gang who smashed into the Surrey home of footballer Ashley Cole and threatened to cut his fingers off.

The tiara and its brooch have never been recovered following the audacious theft from a gallery in 2018

The former footballer and his partner were bound by cable ties when they were robbed at their home.

A man has been convicted of breaking into the house of Ashley Cole with the star receiving threats during the raid that he would have his fingers cut off.

Kurtis Dilks was convicted of robbing Ashley Cole and his partner Sharon Canu at their Surrey home in January 2020.

Kurtis Dilks claims items found with his DNA when Ashley Cole was robbed were stolen from his van.

The defendant says he filmed the diamond tiara to test his GoPro, not to plan its theft.

The former footballer says his hands were tied behind his back as he tried to protect his daughter.

A Clifton man denies robbery