Hatton Garden heist raider 'wants to make amends'

Raid: Daniel Jones has admitted his part in the burglary
Metropolitan Police/PA
Hannah Al-Othman23 October 2015
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One of the men behind the Hatton Garden heist jewellery raid has said his motivation for telling police where his share of the haul was hidden was not to get a reduced sentence but because he wanted to "make amends".

Daniel Jones, 58, has admitted his part in the burglary and previously wrote to a reporter claiming detectives had ignored his requests to show them where the loot was stashed.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad recovered property last week after searching a cemetery, but Scotland Yard declined to say what was recovered, name the location, or explain how police came to search it.

The raid over the Easter weekend saw thieves break into the vault in London's diamond district, after using a drill to bore a hole 20in deep, 10in high and 18in wide in the vault wall.

Once inside, the thieves ransacked 73 safety deposit boxes, making off with goods worth more than £10 million.

Jones has again written to Sky News reporter Martin Brunt from his jail cell, saying: "Knowing I'm going to prison for a long time all I want to do is let my two sons no (know) I'm trying to change for the best.

"I no (know) I've done wrong. I'm not crying Martin, I did it. I can't talk for other people, only for myself and whatever I get on judgment day I will stand tall, but I want to make amends to all my loved ones and show I'm trying to change.

"I no (know) it seems a bit late in my life, but I'm trying."

Jones and three other men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle Hatton Garden Safe Deposit between April 1 and April 7 this year, and all are all awaiting sentence.

Five other men deny the offence and are due to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court next month.

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