He has enjoyed the high life in Brazil He escaped from London's Wandsworth prison in 1965 after serving 15 months of a 30-year sentence for his part in the robbery. He arrived in Brazil in 1966 on a false passport having travelled via France, Australia and Panama. By the time he was tracked down by Scotland Yard his girlfriend, Raimunda, was pregnant and Brazilian law protects the father of a Brazilian child from extradition. Biggs has recently suffering his third stroke and friends say he has lost the power of speech. It has been suggested he wants to return to his home country for free medical care.
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