THE KRAY Twins were the most feared gangsters of East End London’s criminal underworld and are perhaps the most famous crooked siblings in crime history.
But what about offending criminal brothers from Berkshire?
We’ve had a look back through our archives at some of the siblings from the royal county who have been in trouble with the law over the last decade.
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Richard and Thomas Whitty
Senior software engineer Richard Whitty and his brother Thomas grew £45,000 worth of cannabis in his bedroom.
A court heard how Richard Whitty, of Lowestoft Drive, Slough, had a tent set up in his house after his brother, Thomas, came to him asking him to set it up.
Despite initially refusing his brother’s plans, Thomas got his way and 54 cannabis plants were planted in the tent.
It was estimated that these plants would have a street value of £45,000 if they had been allowed to grow to their full size.
Sentencing, Her Honour Judge Campbell acknowledged Richard’s refusal in setting up the cannabis farm but also highlighted that he did not report his brother to the police.
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Whitty, a senior software engineer at a software development company in Slough, was handed an 18-month community order.
Thomas Whitty, of Pickford Gardens, Slough, was handed a 32-month prison term after being convicted of producing a class B drug at his sentencing on Friday, November 5.
Joshua Anderson and Matthew Anderson
The brothers, formerly of Bracknell and Aldermaston respectively, were found guilty of murdering 38-year-old Darren Lock at his home in Newbury in March 2012.
Joshua Anderson, 22, at the time of his sentencing, was told he will serve at least 23 years behind bars whereas his brother, 20 at the time of sentencing, was given a 22-minimum term.
The elder brother was also convicted of the attempted murder of a 33-year-old man.
During their trial, Neil Moore, prosecuting, told a jury at Reading Crown Court there had been bad blood between the Anderson and Black families for a long time.
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He claimed animosity had been heightened in the weeks before the violence.
An ITV report from 2012 read: “Following the murder, the Andersons left the scene of the crime and went their own way without Mr Robinson and were heard by numerous witnesses boasting about stabbing the victim.
“After murdering Mr Lock, they went on a violent spree assaulting two other men before being apprehended by police in the early hours of the next morning, 17 March 2012.
“Both Andersons have been found guilty of actual bodily harm on their third victim, a
passerby on the evening of the murder.”
Kamil Kalwajtys and Lukasz Kalwajtys
Slough siblings Kamil, 27, and Lukasz, 24, were nicked when they visited an inmate at Bullingdon prison in March 2010.
After their arrests, police searched their home and found a rucksack containing 1.6kg of amphetamines, 24.9g of cannabis, drug paraphernalia, and mobile phones, according to a report by the BBC.
The drugs were said to be worth £130,000.
The brothers, of Furzen Close, Slough, were each sentenced to 11 months behind bars.
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