Hatton Garden heist: how they did it

Lift shaft

1

50cm

thick

wall

Street level

Safe

deposit

vault

2

3

4

No forced entry by thieves who targeted

certain safe deposit boxes

1

Thieves disable a lift on the second floor and clamber down lift shaft to basement

 

2

They force open iron gates leading to the safe deposit vault

 

3

They drill through 50cm of concrete using a diamond-tipped drill. A jack meant to knock over a wall of boxes breaks. The gang leaves

 

4

Gang members return two nights later with a new jack, break into 73 safe deposit boxes and take a haul of jewellery, gems, gold and cash. They leave behind tools including the drill

1

4

3

1

Thieves disable a lift on the second floor and clamber down lift shaft to basement

 

2

They force open iron gates leading to the safe deposit vault

 

3

They drill through 50cm of concrete using a diamond-tipped drill. A jack meant to knock over a wall of boxes breaks. The gang leaves

 

4

Gang members return two nights later with a new jack, break into 73 safe deposit boxes and take a haul of jewellery, gems, gold and cash. They leave behind tools including the drill

2

Lift shaft

Street level

50cm

thick wall

Safe deposit

vault

No forced entry by thieves who targeted certain safe deposit boxes