The gang of menacing thugs was ruthless – and apparently free of any concerns for the well-being of their own children.
That is before we come to their innocent victims, with one blameless property owner left an astonishing £300,000 poorer.
Yet at six separate locations, over just 11 months, the criminals’ modus operandi was almost identical and calmly methodical.
The group of Irish travellers, led by Martin Ward, 53, with Patrick Doherty, 42, acting as lieutenant, would arrive at a vacant car park or other empty site between Croydon and Wimbledon in south-west London. Each spot was carefully chosen for being ‘easy to
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