Freddie Foreman
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Frederick Foreman (aka 'Brown Bread Fred') is a convicted British criminal involved in the disposal of the body Jack “the Hat” McVitie (killed by Reggie Kray) and for which he served 16 years in prison.
He was involved in the "security express robbery" of 1983
which at the time was the largest cash robbery in the UK. For his part he received 9 years in prison.
Freddie Foreman also confessed to the murders of Frank "Mad Axeman" Mitchell and Tommy "Ginger" Marks in the 1960s, in revenge for the shooting of his brother (shot in the legs). He had been acquitted of the murders at an Old Bailey
trial in the 1960s and cannot be retried under the double jeopardy
rule. He additionally claimed to have intimidated witnesses to the killing of George Cornell
in the Blind Beggar
pub in Whitechapel
by Reggie Kray and to having been a hitman for the Kray twins
.
He is the father of actor Jamie Foreman
.
He was involved in the "security express robbery" of 1983
which at the time was the largest cash robbery in the UK. For his part he received 9 years in prison.
Freddie Foreman also confessed to the murders of Frank "Mad Axeman" Mitchell and Tommy "Ginger" Marks in the 1960s, in revenge for the shooting of his brother (shot in the legs). He had been acquitted of the murders at an Old Bailey
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
trial in the 1960s and cannot be retried under the double jeopardy
Double jeopardy
Double jeopardy is a procedural defense that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same, or similar charges following a legitimate acquittal or conviction...
rule. He additionally claimed to have intimidated witnesses to the killing of George Cornell
George Cornell
George Cornell was an English criminal and member of the Richardson Gang, who were scrap metal dealers and criminals.He was shot and killed by Ronnie Kray at the Blind Beggar public house in Whitechapel...
in the Blind Beggar
Blind Beggar
The Blind Beggar is a public house on Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is notable as the former brewery tap of the Manns Albion brewery, where the first modern Brown Ale was brewed...
pub in Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a built-up inner city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is located east of Charing Cross and roughly bounded by the Bishopsgate thoroughfare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the...
by Reggie Kray and to having been a hitman for the Kray twins
Kray twins
Reginald "Reggie" Kray and his twin brother Ronald "Ronnie" Kray were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s...
.
He is the father of actor Jamie Foreman
Jamie Foreman
Jamie Foreman is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist . He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth and also featured in Elizabeth , Gangster No. 1 and Sleepy Hollow...
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