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Dead burglar Henry Vincent is to get a £100,000 funeral, including a horse-drawn procession, past the home of the pensioner who stabbed him, it has been claimed.

The funeral for the 37-year-old will apparently act as a message showing that "gypsies are not to be messed with".

Vincent died after being stabbed by 78-year-old Richard Osborn-Brooks.

The procession is said to be planned to go right past Mr Osborn-Brooks' home bringing fears that their will be further clashes between locals and the burglar's family in the area.

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There has already been a battle over a shrine to Vincent as floral tributes and cards have been repeatedly torn down by vigilantes and put back up by Vincent's relatives.

A source close to the Vincent's told The Sun : "They plan to take it right past the house. It’s a message to locals and the guy who killed him that gypsies are not to be messed with.

“It’s shameless. Vincent spent his life ripping off the elderly and vulnerable yet his funeral is designed to make you think he was some kind of gypsy god.

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“They’re planning to spend £50,000 just on flowers. There will be limousines and ornate horse-drawn carriages.”

It is believed Vincent will be buried near his family's site in Orpington, Kent.

Armed with a screwdriver, Vincent tried to raid the pensioner's house in Hither Green, South East London, which he shares with his wife Maureen on April 4.

After a struggle with the pensioner, Vincent received a stab wound to his upper body and fled before collapsing down the road.

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His accomplice left him for dead, and Vincent died in hospital.

Mr Osborn-Brooks was held but later told he would not face police action.

Since the incident Mr Osborn-Brooks and his wife have been moved to a safe house over fears of riprisals.

A local source said the couple will never return to their home and that they are planning to put their house up for sale.

Speaking to the Mirror he said: “They are waiting for the dust to settle before they announce that publicly and put their house on the market.”

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It is believe the decision has been made over fears of revenge attacks.

The friend added: “They could terrorise him. It’s not safe.

“He’s got what happened that night on his conscience for the rest of his life now. He’s never going to forget that he’s killed someone.

“He’s not a violent person he’s a really nice run of the mill guy.”