Final suspect in Hatton Garden heist will stand trial this year

The final suspect in the Hatton Garden heist will stand trial in September, a court has heard.

Michael Seed, 57, is said to be the mystery member of the gang referred to as “Basil”.

At least £13.7 million of gold, cash and gems was ransacked from 73 boxes at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit in London’s diamond district after a drill was used to bore a hole into the vault wall.

Seed was arrested in an early-morning raid on his flat in Islington, north London, last month, almost three years after the 2015 Easter weekend burglary.

Prosecutors allege items of jewellery, precious stones and gold ingots found at his home were stolen in the raid.