How Brink’s Matt Robbery Got Bloody Revenge After Fellow Gang Refusal To Hand Over His £26m Stake
THE Brink’s Mat robbery was one of the biggest robberies in British history, but its aftermath proved that thieves have no honor.
Strained relations between the robbers after some were convicted may have led to bloody acts of revenge against some of the group.
November 1983, Mickey McAvoy and Brian Robinson invaded the blink mat Warehouse at West’s Heathrow International Trading Estate London.
From the unit they stole £26 million worth of gold bars, cash and diamonds. This would equate him to over £93 million today.
Robinson and McAvoy were each sentenced to 25 years in prison. armed robbery In 1984, other members of the gang like Anthony Black and Kenneth Noe received lesser sentences.
However, in the wake of the arrest, there seems to have been some sort of omission, revolving around how they were arrested. money Shared.
After they were found guilty, McAvoy and Robinson contacted the gang and asked for a share of the money.
They wanted their ill-gotten gains back in exchange for a reduced sentence.
However, their request was denied and they were told that the money no longer belonged to them.
Mickey McAvoy, known in the underworld as “The Nutter,” wrote in a furious letter smuggled out of prison:
However, the threat was ignored and McAvoy died last monthjust released in 2000, served his full sentence in anger.
Commander Roylam, former head of Scotland Yard’s Specialist Operations, said: mail online: “their [McAvoy and Robinson’s] The anger was really icy and killed the idea that any particular thief had any honor. “
Ram interviewed both robbers. Leicester Prison said of McAvoy:
“But there was also a smoldering anger when I found out I had been deceived.”
He added that it was “possible” that McAvoy directed his anger John ‘Goldfinger’ Palmera jeweler arrested for robbery but cleared of all charges.
Palmer maintained his innocence and had no idea that the gold he was melting in his backyard furnace was involved in the theft.
he was killed In June 2015, he was shot six times at his home in South Weald. Essex64 years old.
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