Overview
- His family announced his death on March 5, 2026, in an Instagram statement that gave no cause and requested privacy.
- Funeral details will be shared by the family in due course, according to the statement.
- Cummines gained notoriety in the 1970s as an armed robber and gang leader in north London and served time alongside the Kray twins.
- While imprisoned, he was involved in serious disturbances, including holding a maximum-security prison governor hostage.
- A conversation with Charlie Richardson in prison spurred him toward education and rehabilitation, after which he campaigned against crime and supported ex-offenders, receiving an OBE in 2011.