£26m Brink’s-Mat robber Micky McAvoy left just £150k in his will after his loot was stolen while he was in prison
BRINK’S-Mat robber Micky McAvoy left £150,000 in his will — after his loot was swiped while he was in prison.
Dubbed “The Nutter”, he was part of the criminal gang which stole £26million in gold bars, diamonds and cash in a single raid.
The 1983 heist at a Heathrow Airport warehouse was dubbed the “crime of the century”.
His share was never recovered.
McAvoy died last December, aged 71, at home in Bromley, Kent, where he lived with wife Kathy before she died.
One of Britain’s most prolific and violent armed robbers, he should have been set up for life with his share of the Brink’s-Mat gold.
But it disappeared while he did 16 years in jail for the raid.
Police suspected McAvoy ordered the contract murder of Brian Perry, who was meant to look after his share.
McAvoy was released in 2000.
The next year Perry was gunned down outside his offices.
Cops quizzed McAvoy, but the murder remains unsolved.
In his will, McAvoy divided his money into thirds for his daughter Keeley and two of his pals.
The raid was turned into BBC drama The Gold this year.
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