Member of gang who attacked footballer Ashley Cole jailed for 30 years

Kurtis Dilks, 35, tied up the former England player in front of his children and threatened to cut off his fingers

A chillingly ruthless" robber who was part of a gang who tied up former England footballer Ashley Cole in front of his children, and threatened to cut off his fingers, has been jailed for 30 years.

Kurtis Dilks, 35, was also ordered to serve an extended licence period of five years by a judge at Nottingham Crown Court after smashing his way into the footballer's Surrey home with a sledgehammer and subjecting his family to a terrifying" ordeal.