Courtney, 64, had been up until 4am following a night of drinking only to be found seven hours later by his friend and lodger, Brendan, shot dead in his south-east London home.
Dave Courtney, who was famously affiliated with the Kray twins and claimed to be the inspiration behind Vinnie Jones' character in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has died at the age of 64
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