A 22-year-old woman told the Old Bailey how she came out of a toilet cubical to find herself confronted with a masked gunman.

Romanian Anca Deiac was just 20 when she became one of the 14 employees taken hostage by the gang who stole nearly £53million from the Securitas depot in Tonbridge.

The petite worker told the court that the tall slim man standing before her in the ladies toilets at the depot was holding a gun and wearing a balaclava and mask.

Miss Deiac was ordered by the gunman to get onto the ground and as she did so he pushed her causing her face to hit the floor and cut her lip.

Previously another worker, Gary Barclay, had told the court how when he had seen Miss Deiac there was blood running from her lip to chin.

Miss Deiac recalled how she was moved to be with the other hostages where she was forced to kneel down. By the time she was moved to the money cages her legs had become numb making it impossible for her to walk.

She said: "I thought we'd be killed. I was really scared."

Speaking on behalf of the defendant Lea Rusha, Greame Wilson pressed Miss Deiac on her statement made after the robbery in which she said she believed the man in the toilets could have had a Scottish accent.

She also said another of the gang, who was much shorter than the others, had white or blond eyelashes and very white skin.

A third Securitas worker, Lyn Clifton, told the court how one of the robbers seemed to be the "boss man" because he was the one issuing instructions to the others.

He said this man carried a pump action shotgun and he thought he was in his 40s.

Mr Clifton said: "He had an authorities voice. Everyone seemed to take notice."

The trial continues.