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One of the men who was accused of stealing more than £10m of valuables in the Hatton Garden jewellery raid has had the charges against him dropped.One of the men who was accused of stealing more than £10m of valuables in the Hatton Garden jewellery raid has had the charges against him dropped.
Paul Reader, 50, of Dartford, was initially suspected to have been involved in the heist in London’s diamond district over the Easter weekend. Paul Reader, 50, of Dartford, was initially suspected to have been involved in the heist in London’s diamond district, which took place over the Easter weekend this year.
Reader was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between between 1 April and 7 April and conspiracy to convert criminal property. Reader had been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between 1 April and 7 April and conspiracy to convert criminal property.
All charges against him have now been abandoned, the Crown Prosecution Service said.All charges against him have now been abandoned, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Thieves forced their way into Hatton Garden Safe Deposit after using a drill to bore a hole 50cm deep, 25cm high and 45cm through the vault’s wall. Once inside, the gang ransacked 73 safety deposit boxes. Thieves forced their way into Hatton Garden Safe Deposit after using a drill to bore a 50cm deep, 25cm high and 45cm wide hole through the vault’s wall. Once inside, the gang ransacked 73 safety deposit boxes.
Officers believe they got into the building through a communal entrance before disabling the lift so they could climb down the shaft to the basement.Officers believe they got into the building through a communal entrance before disabling the lift so they could climb down the shaft to the basement.
After facing criticism for the way the incident was handled, the Metropolitan police apologised for not following procedures when receiving a call from a security firm about an intruder alert at the premises at midnight on Good Friday. After facing criticism for the way the incident was handled, the Metropolitan police apologised for not following procedures when receiving a call from a security firm about an intruder alert at the premises just after midnight on Good Friday.
Four other men face the same charges, which they deny. They are Carl Wood, 58, of Cheshunt, Herts; Hugh Doyle, 48, of Enfield, north London; William Lincoln, 60, of Bethnal Green, east London, and John Harbinson, 42, of Benfleet, Essex.Four other men face the same charges, which they deny. They are Carl Wood, 58, of Cheshunt, Herts; Hugh Doyle, 48, of Enfield, north London; William Lincoln, 60, of Bethnal Green, east London, and John Harbinson, 42, of Benfleet, Essex.
They are due to stand trial on 16 November.They are due to stand trial on 16 November.
John Collins, 75, of Islington, north London; Daniel Jones, 58, and Terry Perkins, 67, both of Enfield; and Brian Reader, 76, of Dartford, have all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle.John Collins, 75, of Islington, north London; Daniel Jones, 58, and Terry Perkins, 67, both of Enfield; and Brian Reader, 76, of Dartford, have all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle.
They will be sentenced at a date to be confirmed.They will be sentenced at a date to be confirmed.