Former MMA fighter Lee Murray insists he wouldn't change his actions in a 2006 bank robbery in which £53million was stolen.
The ex-UFC star, whose last fight was a championship bout with the legendary Anderson Silva in 2004, has spoken out in a new documentary entitled 'Catching Lightning' airing on Showtime this Friday. And in his rare appearance, he has stated he wouldn't change his actions, despite regretting what he has done to the victims of his crime.
Murray was one of the masterminds behind the February 2006 Securitas depot robbery in Tonbridge, England, which was the UK's largest cash heist. He, along with Paul Allen, Jetmir Bucpapa, Roger Coutts, Emir Hysenaj, Stuart Royle and Lea Rusha were arrested and later convicted of conspiracy, with his story now being told through the new four-part documentary.
“If I could turn back the clock and change what I done I wouldn’t change what I done," he said in the final episode of the show. "I am who I am today and I’m happy how I am today. Back then I was a wild man. I didn’t think. I didn’t think right. I didn’t think ahead. I didn’t think of the future. The way I think now is totally different."
He was sentenced in 2010 to ten years in prison which was later extended to 25 years, meaning that he won't be out until 2035, after he turns 55. Murray has spent time in solitary confinement, while the investigation is still yet to be closed and £32million is still unaccounted for.
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"In prison you get to see what’s important in life," he said. "In that time I’ve had my youngest son Lorenzo and also I’ve got my wife Nicola and I wouldn’t change them for the world. And as for my other children, you know I haven’t been there for them. You know I was just lying for the moment.
"I think me being in prison, I’m learning from my mistakes and I think that will benefit them when I am released and I can be with them. I’m sorry for what I’ve done. I’m sorry to the victims of the robbery. I hurt a lot of people. I hurt my own family as well. I’ve made them victims. I made a mistake."
