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Michael Seed
Michael Seed (born 1957) is a Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, an author, and former ecumenical advisor to the Archbishops of Westminster Basil Hume and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (24 August 1932 – 1 September 2017) was a British cardinal, the Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He was made cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. He s .... He has been linked to the decision of various politicians and other public figures to convert to Catholic Church, Roman Catholicism. Early life Michael Seed was born in Manchester in 1957, to a young woman called Marie Godwin, and baptised into the Catholic Church as an infant with the names Steven Wayne. In 1958, he was adopted by Joseph and Lillian Seed. During his early childhood he and Lillian were subjected to abuse by his adoptive father, resulting in a number of suicide attempts by his mother. Seed was also bullied at school. Following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Burglary
The Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary occurred in April 2015, when an underground safe deposit facility in Hatton Garden, London, owned by Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd., was burgled. According to official sources, the total stolen had an estimated value of up to £14 million (equivalent to £ million in ), of which only £4.3 million (equivalent to £ million in ) has been recovered. The heist was planned and carried out by six elderly men who were experienced thieves, all of whom were arrested, pleaded guilty and received prison sentences in March 2016. Four other men were also tried on suspicion of involvement; three were found guilty and sent to prison, while the fourth was cleared. Burglary The burglars worked through the four-day weekend of the Easter Bank Holiday, when many of the nearby businesses (several of them also connected with Hatton Garden's jewellery trade) were closed. There was no externally visible sign of a forced entry to the premises. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
