Howarth was sentenced to 13 years and four months in prison and Upsall to 10 years.

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Betton was convicted of conspiring to rob the jewellers in March 2005 and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

BBC: James Brodie

Ryan Holden, 20, from Fazakerley, was also sentenced to 13 years detention with three years extended on licence for same four counts.

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Mrs Marston was 13-years-old when George St Angeli was sentenced to five years in prison and subsequently had to sign the Sex Offenders Register when it was introduced in September 1997.

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