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| Hatton Garden jewellery heist: Three guilty over £14m burglary | Hatton Garden jewellery heist: Three guilty over £14m burglary |
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| Three men have been found guilty of involvement in the "largest burglary in English legal history". | Three men have been found guilty of involvement in the "largest burglary in English legal history". |
| Carl Wood, William Lincoln and Hugh Doyle were connected to the £14m Hatton Garden jewellery raid, a jury at Woolwich Crown Court decided. | Carl Wood, William Lincoln and Hugh Doyle were connected to the £14m Hatton Garden jewellery raid, a jury at Woolwich Crown Court decided. |
| Jon Harbinson - Lincoln's nephew - was cleared of playing a part in the heist last Easter weekend. He has been set free after eight months in custody. | Jon Harbinson - Lincoln's nephew - was cleared of playing a part in the heist last Easter weekend. He has been set free after eight months in custody. |
| Four other men previously admitted conspiracy to commit burglary. | Four other men previously admitted conspiracy to commit burglary. |
| BBC Correspondent Ben Ando, who was in court, said as Mr Harbinson left the dock the other defendants shook his hand. | BBC Correspondent Ben Ando, who was in court, said as Mr Harbinson left the dock the other defendants shook his hand. |
| During the raid the gang used heavy cutting equipment to get into a vault at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd and ransack 56 safe deposit boxes. | During the raid the gang used heavy cutting equipment to get into a vault at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd and ransack 56 safe deposit boxes. |
| CCTV footage showed some of the gang members arriving in a white van and unloading tools, on 2 April. | CCTV footage showed some of the gang members arriving in a white van and unloading tools, on 2 April. |
| However, they were unable to gain access to the vault after discovering it was blocked off by a metal cabinet. | However, they were unable to gain access to the vault after discovering it was blocked off by a metal cabinet. |
| They returned with different equipment two nights later to finish the job. | They returned with different equipment two nights later to finish the job. |
| Special reports into the Hatton Garden raid | |
| Once inside, they used the lift shaft to access the basement, disabled the alarm and bored through the vault wall. | Once inside, they used the lift shaft to access the basement, disabled the alarm and bored through the vault wall. |
| They were eventually seen emerging from the building with holdalls and wheelie bins laden with stolen goods. | They were eventually seen emerging from the building with holdalls and wheelie bins laden with stolen goods. |
| Gold, diamonds and sapphires, together worth up to £14m, were taken. Two thirds of the valuables remain unrecovered. | Gold, diamonds and sapphires, together worth up to £14m, were taken. Two thirds of the valuables remain unrecovered. |
| Det Supt Craig Turner from the Metropolitan Police said: "The weight of evidence was so strong that half the gang chose to plead guilty. | |
| "It was an audacious, brazen burglary that was some three years in the planning." | |
| Defendants and verdicts | |
| The police are offering a £20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of another man, known as "Basil" who is still wanted in connection with the raid. | |
| Reviewing lawyer Ed Hall from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "The four main ringleaders, a close-knit group of experienced criminals, some of whom had been involved in other high-value crimes, pleaded guilty after realising the strength of the case against them. | Reviewing lawyer Ed Hall from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "The four main ringleaders, a close-knit group of experienced criminals, some of whom had been involved in other high-value crimes, pleaded guilty after realising the strength of the case against them. |
| "As a result of this trial, three other men who played significant roles, including the moving and concealing the stolen gold and jewels, have also been convicted." | "As a result of this trial, three other men who played significant roles, including the moving and concealing the stolen gold and jewels, have also been convicted." |
| The court heard the men would meet to make plans at The Castle pub on Pentonville Road in Islington, and Scotti's, a nearby cafe. | The court heard the men would meet to make plans at The Castle pub on Pentonville Road in Islington, and Scotti's, a nearby cafe. |
| During the trial it was revealed that Reader had been involved in the £26m Brinks Mat gold bullion robbery, and Perkins in the £6m Security Express raid which both took place in 1983. | |
| They were arrested after police bugged their cars and heard them bragging. | They were arrested after police bugged their cars and heard them bragging. |
| Perkins was heard saying: "I'm going to melt my good gold down. The Indian, the 18, that could be my pension." | Perkins was heard saying: "I'm going to melt my good gold down. The Indian, the 18, that could be my pension." |
| During the case, prosecutor Philip Evans told the jury: "These four ringleaders and organisers of this conspiracy, although senior in years, brought with them a great deal of experience in planning and executing sophisticated and serious acquisitive crime not dissimilar to this. | During the case, prosecutor Philip Evans told the jury: "These four ringleaders and organisers of this conspiracy, although senior in years, brought with them a great deal of experience in planning and executing sophisticated and serious acquisitive crime not dissimilar to this. |
| "This offence was to be the largest burglary in English legal history." | "This offence was to be the largest burglary in English legal history." |
| There was no forensic trace left at the vault by the gang, but police found a number of stolen goods during house searches as well as a copy of Forensics For Dummies at Jones's house and a book on the diamond underworld at Reader's home. | There was no forensic trace left at the vault by the gang, but police found a number of stolen goods during house searches as well as a copy of Forensics For Dummies at Jones's house and a book on the diamond underworld at Reader's home. |
| Wood and Lincoln will be sentenced on 7 March, while legal discussions are due to take place later regarding the sentencing of Hugh Doyle. | Wood and Lincoln will be sentenced on 7 March, while legal discussions are due to take place later regarding the sentencing of Hugh Doyle. |
| It can now be reported that Perkins' daughter, Terri Robinson, 35, of Sterling Road, Enfield, also faces being jailed. She pleaded guilty to concealing, converting or transferring criminal property. | It can now be reported that Perkins' daughter, Terri Robinson, 35, of Sterling Road, Enfield, also faces being jailed. She pleaded guilty to concealing, converting or transferring criminal property. |
| Her brother-in-law, Brenn Walters, 43, who is also known as Ben Perkins, admitted the same offence. | Her brother-in-law, Brenn Walters, 43, who is also known as Ben Perkins, admitted the same offence. |
| Another man, known only as "Basil", who let his co-conspirators into the Hatton Garden building by opening the fire escape from inside is yet to be identified. | Another man, known only as "Basil", who let his co-conspirators into the Hatton Garden building by opening the fire escape from inside is yet to be identified. |