Hatton Garden robbery mastermind dies at 84

Brian 'the Guv'nor' Reader's heists worth £200m

-  Paul Jeeves 

A CRIMINAL mastermind who helped pull off some of the most daring raids in British history - including the Hatton Garden heist and Brink'sMat robbery has died aged 84.

Associates and family tried to keep the death of Brian Reader a secret, listing his profession as "retired gardener" on his death certificate.

When he died at home in Dartford, Kent, from colon and prostate cancer last September, most of the £200million he is believed to have helped swindle remained unaccounted for.