Danielle Lloyd yesterday told jurors a suspected armed robber was with her the night he was accused of raiding a building society for £80,000.

Danielle Lloyd yesterday told jurors a suspected armed robber was with her the night he was accused of raiding a building society for £80,000.

Craig Mason, 32, was allegedly part of a gang which netted more than £161,000 at two branches of Nationwide.

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But Miss Lloyd, 27, told the court she was with Mason at a party in London on the night of one of the raids in Brightlingsea, Essex. Miss Lloyd, who met the defendant in Marbella in 2007, added she stayed at a friend’s house and Mason, of Hornchurch, Essex, slept on a settee.

She added: “I remember we had a few drinks and then we went to sleep.”

Mason, who denies conspiracy to rob, told Snaresbrook crown court yesterday: “I’ve never played no part in a bank robbery.” The trial continues.