A JURY is expected to retire on Friday to consider the case of a man accused of being part of a gang that robbed a Westhoughton bank.
Stuart Grainger, aged 25, of Thanet Close, Salford, is accused of being part of a gang which burst into the Barclays bank in Market Street, Westhoughton, five years ago.
The judge finished his summing up at the Manchester Crown Court on Thursday.
Forensic experts told the jury this week that a pair of trainers and four golf gloves linked Stuart Grainger to the £120,000 robbery.
The jury was also shown balaclavas found at the home of Grainger's mother and shells from a gun which were recovered from the getaway car used in the robbery.
The court has heard that the gang, armed with shotguns, burst into the bank on April 13, 2000.
Grainger denies one charge of robbery and a second charge of possessing a firearm with intent to commit robbery.
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