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Hatton Garden raid: Eight charged with conspiracy to burgle | |
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Eight men have been charged with plotting the Hatton Garden jewellery heist, Scotland Yard has said. | |
Detectives from the Met's Flying Squad charged the men, aged between 48 and 76, with conspiracy to burgle on Wednesday evening. | |
They have been remanded in custody to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. | They have been remanded in custody to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. |
A ninth man who was also arrested has been released on bail pending further enquiries, police said. | A ninth man who was also arrested has been released on bail pending further enquiries, police said. |
The contents of 56 safe deposit boxes were taken during the raid in London's jewellery district over Easter weekend. | The contents of 56 safe deposit boxes were taken during the raid in London's jewellery district over Easter weekend. |
The full list of those charged: | |
Two of the men charged are believed to be father and son. | |
Brian Reader, 76, and Paul Reader, 50, who is also known as Brian, were both arrested at an address in Dartford, Kent. | |
It comes after nine suspects were detained on Tuesday following police raids on 12 properties in the London and Kent areas. | |
Officers said bags containing a significant amount of high-value property had been recovered at one of the addresses and they were confident some were items stolen during the burglary. | |
Thieves had used heavy cutting equipment to break into a vault at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd, where they ransacked about 70 boxes. |