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Bobby Cummines, North London Gang Leader Turned Reform Advocate, Dies at 74

He later received an OBE for work helping ex-offenders.

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.