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
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.”
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.
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.