British court sentences Estonian to 11 years jail

  • 2007-03-19
An Estonian man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in two armed robberies last July.

Kulder Ojaaar, a resident of Saaremaa, was found guilty of being involved in two jewelry store thefts.

The 24-year old was found to be part of a three-man gang that stripped 2.3 million kroons' (147,000 euro) worth of watches from jewelry stores in Cambridge and Norwich.

Police tracked down Ojaaar using a DNA sample found on sunglasses that he lost during the Cambridge robbery. Officers said Ojaaar and his accomplices arrived in Britain with the intention of committing crimes and returning home with their proceeds.