Stroke victim ‘stashed cash and gems in vault’

A stroke victim accused of stashing large amounts of jewellery and £425,000 in criminal cash in safe deposit boxes appeared in court today (mon). Yaqub Radhawais, 47, allegedly kept the money and precious items inside a vault protected by alarm systems and security staff in St John’s Wood, northwest London. Radhawais was allowed to remain seated during the hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after his solicitor told the bench he had recently suffered from a stroke. Prosecutor David Burns said:…