Watch dealer accused of handling ‘The Bog of Gold’ says families of travellers often have 20kg bullion reserves

A watch dealer accused of handling part of ‘The Bog of Gold’ told a court that travelling families would often have more than £1.5m of gold in their homes. Fred Doe, 36, denies knowing the gold was stolen when he attempted to broker a deal to sell it for gipsy Jimmy Sheen, 40, who has admitted taking the glittering lavatory pan from Blenheim Palace in 2019. ‘I have never been dishonest in my life,’ Doe told the court. The jury…

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