Gang member Paul Hogwood who plotted jewellery heist at Scots hotel dies in prison
Paul Hogwood helped plan the elaborate jewellery heist the Mappin & Webb shop at St Andrews’ Old Course Hotel in 2015.
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Dead behind bars: Gang member who planned armed robbery at Old Course jewellery store
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A key member of a criminal gang who plotted an elaborate jewellery heist at a St Andrews golf resort has died behind bars at Perth Prison.
Paul Hogwood was part of a seven-man mob who targeted the Mappin and Webb store at the Old Course in 2015.
The group bought weapons, carried out a recce of the shop and stole two speedy Italian scooters to use as getaway vehicles.