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| Hatton Garden raid leader Brian Reader may have 'months to live' | Hatton Garden raid leader Brian Reader may have 'months to live' |
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| The mastermind behind the Hatton Garden jewellery raid may only have months to live, a court heard. | The mastermind behind the Hatton Garden jewellery raid may only have months to live, a court heard. |
| Brian Reader, 77, suffered a stroke while being held at Belmarsh Prison. | |
| He and six others were due to be sentenced on Monday at Woolwich Crown Court over the £14m Hatton Garden safety deposit box heist. | He and six others were due to be sentenced on Monday at Woolwich Crown Court over the £14m Hatton Garden safety deposit box heist. |
| His barrister James Scobie said Reader, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary, was too ill to appear via video link from the London prison. | His barrister James Scobie said Reader, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary, was too ill to appear via video link from the London prison. |
| Mr Scobie said: "He had what turned out to be a second fall in Belmarsh prison, which resulted in him being left for two days without proper care and then ultimately ending up in a critical care unit at Woolwich hospital, having had a stroke." | |
| The pensioner may not "have many more months to live," the lawyer added, asking for his sentence to be adjourned. | The pensioner may not "have many more months to live," the lawyer added, asking for his sentence to be adjourned. |
| Judge Christopher Kinch said he did not need to be in court for the sentencing hearing and that he would revisit the matter on Wednesday when more information on Reader's condition should be available. | Judge Christopher Kinch said he did not need to be in court for the sentencing hearing and that he would revisit the matter on Wednesday when more information on Reader's condition should be available. |
| The court heard Reader has a history of prostate cancer, was treated for septicaemia and has a growth on his face which is potentially cancerous. | The court heard Reader has a history of prostate cancer, was treated for septicaemia and has a growth on his face which is potentially cancerous. |
| Mr Scobie also told the court Reader's recovery had not been aided by the nine armed officers who guarded him in hospital. | Mr Scobie also told the court Reader's recovery had not been aided by the nine armed officers who guarded him in hospital. |