Retired detective warns of 'lionisation' of criminals

'THEY SHOULD ONLY COME OUT OF PRISON IN A WOODEN BOX'

- By JAMES GAMBLE, SWNS

AN ex-detective who helped to catch road rage killer Kenneth Noye has spoken out against the “lionisation” of infamous crooks in true crime shows.

Nick Biddiss, who worked for Kent Police for 30 years, says he’s been horrified to see the recent celebrification of murderers he helped to put behind bars decades ago.

The now-retired detective superintendent, 78, has spoken of his shock at seeing people shaking hands with M25 murderer Kenneth Noye since his release from prison.

Having helped convict Noye of the senseless stabbing of 21-year-old Stephen Cameron in 1996, Mr Biddiss said the murderer's newfound fame on the back of a BBC series about the notorious Brinks-Mat heist, which Noye also played a role in, had made his blood boil.

The grandfather-of-five says he’s seen firsthand the impact the “glorification” of criminals through TV shows can have on victims’ families and is against crimes being glamorised.

“Murders are all horrific, callous... I've never found one that’s nice,” Mr Biddiss, who began working for Kent Police back in 1968, said.

“I’ve been retired 27 years now, and I would suspect that most, if not all murderers my team and I were responsible for getting convicted are out now.