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This is the moment a brazen burglar blew up a cash machine at a Northumberland train station.

Craig Stewart Jepson, 48, struck at Berwick Train Station during the early hours of March 4, 2020. Manchester Crown Court heard how Jepson turned off the lines to the concourse at around 3am.

The metal casing from the ATM was removed and an explosive device attached before Jepson took cover. CCTV footage shows the concourse full of dust, glass, and smoke as the machine is breached.

Jepson then left the scene with around £100,000 in cash from the ATM but also left a trail of money behind.

A witness near to the station heard the explosion and officers attended. Items including a small bag and cash from the machine were recovered from the scene.

A few hours later, a White Jeep Renegade without number plates was discovered by police. Inside the vehicle officers recovered parts of the ATM and a patrol disc stone cutter, matching one seen on the CCTV.

It later emerged Jepson had also been part of a........

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