Millennium Dome Heist Culprit Looks To Walk Because Of ‘Sleeping’ Judge

A British man, who was jailed earlier for planning the spectacular attempted robbery of £200 million in diamonds from Britain’s Millennium Dome in November 2000, is appealing his conviction on the grounds that the judge fell asleep during the trial.

Raymond Betson, who earlier was convicted together with William Cockram, Robert Adams and Aldo Ciarrocchi, for one of the most audacious robberies in British history.

However, their attempt to steal De Beers’ Millennium diamond display was foiled by a tip off to the police, who were waiting for them when the barged into the Millennium Dome, in Greenwich, in southeast London, in an earthmover, armed with sledgehammers, a nail gun, ammonia and smoke grenades.

Before the robbery the diamonds in the display cases were replaced with glass replicates. Betson, who was sentenced to 15 years for his part in the attempted robbery, is trying to get his entire conviction overturned.