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Son of Millennium Dome gem raider jailed for beating up and robbing cabbie

Louis Betson, whose father, Ray Betson, was part of the gang that tried to steal £200m in gems from the Dome in 2000, has been sentenced to two years at a young offenders institution

Louis Betson, 20

THE son of Millennium Dome gems raid mastermind Ray Betson beat up and robbed a cabbie.

Louis Betson dragged Abdul Majidi from the taxi and screamed: “You don’t know who I am.”

 Louis Betson, 20
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Louis Betson, 20

The 20-year-old then punched and kicked him before stealing £100 cash.

Betson had told him his mum Susan Foster would pay the £15 fare.

But the thug refused to hand over the cash and flipped in Gillingham, Kent.

 Raymond Betson, the mastermind of the Millennium Dome robbery
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Raymond Betson, the mastermind of the Millennium Dome robberyCredit: Metropolitan Police

He was convicted of robbery at Maidstone crown court and sentenced to two years and three months at a young offenders institution.

Dad Ray, now 56, and his gang tried to steal £200million worth of gems from an exhibition at the Dome, now the O2, in South London in 2000.

He was jailed after cops got a tip-off and caught them red-handed.

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