Ronnie Knight

Ronnie Knight
Born
Ronald Knight

(1934-01-20)20 January 1934
Hoxton, London, England
Died12 June 2023(2023-06-12) (aged 89)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
OccupationNightclub owner
Years active1970–1995 (criminal)
2002–2003 (television)
Known forConnection to 1983 Security Express robbery
Criminal statusReleased on parole in November 1998 after serving three years
Spouses
Elizabeth White
(m. 1954, divorced)
(m. 1964; div. 1985)
Sue Haylock
(m. 1987; sep. 1994)
Children2
MotiveFinancial
Criminal chargeHandling stolen money
Penalty7 years

Ronald Knight (20 January 1934 – 12 June 2023) was an English convicted criminal and nightclub owner. He became well-known through his marriage to the actress Barbara Windsor.[1]

On 4 January 1995, 16 days prior to his 61st birthday, Knight was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for handling £314,813 in stolen money from the 1983 £6 million armed robbery at a Security Express depot in Shoreditch, East London.[2]

  1. ^ Campbell, Duncan (14 June 2023). "Ronnie Knight obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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