Freddie Foreman, Kray associate and former gangster, dies aged 94

Freddie Foreman, the former Kray Twins associate known as “Brown Bread Fred”, has died aged 94. Friends and associates gathered for his funeral in Sidcup and later at a pub in Keston, marking the passing of a prominent figure from London’s criminal underworld.

Foreman died in a west London care home on 10 October after a short illness, his family said. He was associated with the Krays’ Firm in the 1950s and 1960s, was involved in disposing of Jack “The Hat” McVitie’s body, and later admitted to killings, although he had been acquitted of several murder charges. His associates also linked him to support for members of the Great Train Robbery gang and to people involved in a £6 million cash heist in 1983.