Irish leader of armed gang likely to die in prison

THE Irish leader of a British armed robbery gang wept yesterday as he learned he was likely to die in prison after being convicted by a judge in a historic trial without a jury.

Career criminal John Twomey, 62, was jailed for 20 years and six months at the Old Bailey for a £1.75 million raid on a Heathrow warehouse in February 2004.

The twice-married father-of-five, who is originally from Co Cork, raised a tattooed forearm and wiped away tears, amid sobs from the public gallery, before being taken down.