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- ↑ I’m glad burglar Henry Vincent is dead, says victim. David Brown & Harry Holmes, The Times, 7 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. (subscription required)
- 1 2 Burglar Henry Vincent laid to rest in hail of obscenities and punches. Will Humphries, The Times , 4 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- 1 2 Family of stabbed burglar Henry Vincent buys mansion at fraction of its value. John Simpson, The Times, 3 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018. (subscription required)
- ↑ Henry Vincent: Missiles thrown during funeral procession for burglar stabbed by pensioner during break-in. Lizzie Dearden, The Independent , 3 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ Historic England. "Snagbrook (1344359)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ Relatives of Hither Green burglar Henry Vincent jailed for conning elderly man out of £6k. The Telegraph , 27 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
