Scotland Yard is looking into a claim that the haul from Britain’s biggest burglary, the Hatton Garden raid, was 50% more than was previously thought after a woman said she had lost £7m of gold in the heist.
It was originally estimated that £14m of valuables, including gold, diamonds and sapphires, were taken from a vault in the London jewellery quarter in an audacious raid over the 2015 Easter weekend. Two-thirds of haul remains unrecovered.
A woman has, however, come forward to claim that £7m worth of gold was also stolen from her safety deposit box during the raid, according to Sky News.
Six members of the gang, including the 77-year-old ringleader, Brian Reader, were jailed for up to seven years for their part in the heist last year.
The woman, whom Sky did not identify, came forward after the end of the trial of the men at Woolwich crown court.
The Metropolitan police said in a statement: “In June 2016, police received an allegation of theft from a security box relating to the Hatton Garden burglary in April, 2015. The victim is alleging the loss of a substantial amount of property. The investigation is ongoing.”
Analysts have claimed that the amount stolen was likely to be more than the £14m estimated by the Met. After the raid, Scotland Yard said it had contacted all 72 people who held boxes in the vault, apart from one individual who had subsequently died.
If the report turns out to be genuine, those convicted could face an extension to their jail sentences.
