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| Hatton Garden heist: Three men convicted over raid on London safe boxes | Hatton Garden heist: Three men convicted over raid on London safe boxes |
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| Three men have been found guilty of taking part in the Hatton Garden heist, thought to be the largest burglary in British legal history. | Three men have been found guilty of taking part in the Hatton Garden heist, thought to be the largest burglary in British legal history. |
| It took the gang two nights to breach a vault containing safety deposit boxes over the Easter weekend last year, after which they got away with an estimated £14 million in gold, diamonds, sapphires and other valuables. | It took the gang two nights to breach a vault containing safety deposit boxes over the Easter weekend last year, after which they got away with an estimated £14 million in gold, diamonds, sapphires and other valuables. |
| Carl Wood, William Lincoln and Hugh Doyle were found guilty of involvement in the "sophisticated" raid, after ringleaders John "Kenny" Collins, 75, Daniel Jones, 60, Terry Perkins, 67, and the group's oldest member Brian Reader, 76, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary last September. | Carl Wood, William Lincoln and Hugh Doyle were found guilty of involvement in the "sophisticated" raid, after ringleaders John "Kenny" Collins, 75, Daniel Jones, 60, Terry Perkins, 67, and the group's oldest member Brian Reader, 76, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary last September. |
| Jon Harbinson, 42, of Beresford Gardens, Benfleet, Essex, was cleared of the two offences as the verdicts were read at Woolwich Crown Court. | Jon Harbinson, 42, of Beresford Gardens, Benfleet, Essex, was cleared of the two offences as the verdicts were read at Woolwich Crown Court. |
| None of the men showed any reaction as they were convicted, and all are due to be sentenced by Judge Christopher Kinch QC on 7 March. | None of the men showed any reaction as they were convicted, and all are due to be sentenced by Judge Christopher Kinch QC on 7 March. |
| It can now also be reported that Perkins's daughter Terri Robinson, 35, of Sterling Road, Enfield, faces being jailed alongside him after she pleaded guilty to concealing, converting or transferring criminal property. | It can now also be reported that Perkins's daughter Terri Robinson, 35, of Sterling Road, Enfield, faces being jailed alongside him after she pleaded guilty to concealing, converting or transferring criminal property. |
| Her brother-in-law Brenn Walters, 43, who is also known as Ben Perkins, also admitted the same offence. | Her brother-in-law Brenn Walters, 43, who is also known as Ben Perkins, also admitted the same offence. |
| Prosecutor Philip Evans told the jury "a very substantial quantity of gold, jewellery, precious stones, cash and other items were stolen from the vault in the basement of a building at 88-90 Hatton Garden". | Prosecutor Philip Evans told the jury "a very substantial quantity of gold, jewellery, precious stones, cash and other items were stolen from the vault in the basement of a building at 88-90 Hatton Garden". |
| Referring to the men who pleaded guilty, he said: "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. | Referring to the men who pleaded guilty, he said: "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." |
| Speaking to reporters after the verdicts were heard, Chief Detective Superintendent Tom Manson said the age of the men convicted - a combined age of 444 - did not take away from their "dangerous crime" history. | |
| Referring to Jones, Perkins, Reader and Collins, Detective Superintendent Craig Turner said: "They were career criminals. They were very, very callous in what they did and they had a long history of criminal behaviour." | |
| Officers also revealed that they believed each of those involved had taken a share of the stolen property for themselves. | |
| Although around £3.7 million of the loot has been restored, £10 million worth remains unrecovered. | |
| The raid saw 73 safety deposit boxes broken into, of which 44 were actively used by 40 victims. While 39 of the box owners have been identified, one is yet to come forward. | |
| "They haven't come forward and we don't know why not," said Mr Turner. | |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |