The Blind Beggar controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1966
Murder of George Cornell
On 9 March 1966, Ronnie Kray shot George Cornell while Cornell was sitting at the bar. Cornell was linked to the rival Richardson gang. The killing took place in the former saloon bar and made The Blind Beggar a lasting symbol of the Kray twins' East End criminal history.