The Vincent family have been described by The Times as a "family of career criminals [who] have a string of convictions for targeting elderly householders".[1] They are part of a Gypsy community living in the county of Kent, England.[2]
In 2011, Henry Vincent (born c. 1959) was jailed with his son, Henry Vincent Jr., for defrauding an 81 year old man by showing him a handful of maggots that he had brought with him to convince his victim that the joists of his roof were rotten.[3][4] In April 2018, his wife Rosemary purchased the grade II listed Snagbrook House[5] in Hollingbourne, Kent, from Dudley Wright for £325,000 compared with a market value estimated by The Times to be £1.7 million.[3]
In April 2018, Henry Vincent junior died after he was stabbed by a pensioner whose home in Hither Green he was robbing with another man. The case caused a national sensation in which the ability of home-owners to defend themselves against intruders was debated after the homeowner was arrested on suspicion of murder. He was later released.[2]
Also in April 2018, David Vincent and his son also David, an uncle and cousin of Henry Vincent junior, were jailed for defrauding a homeowner.[6]
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edit- ^ I’m glad burglar Henry Vincent is dead, says victim. David Brown & Harry Holmes, The Times, 7 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ a b Burglar Henry Vincent laid to rest in hail of obscenities and punches. Will Humphries, The Times, 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b Family of stabbed burglar Henry Vincent buys mansion at fraction of its value. John Simpson, The Times, 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Henry Vincent: Missiles thrown during funeral procession for burglar stabbed by pensioner during break-in. Lizzie Dearden, The Independent, 3 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Snagbrook (1344359)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Relatives of Hither Green burglar Henry Vincent jailed for conning elderly man out of £6k. The Telegraph, 27 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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