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WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Dave Courtney was 64 and had both cancer and arthritis - he was famously affiliated with London hardmen the Kray brothers, Roy Shaw and Lenny McLean
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Dave Courtney decided to 'stop the ride' as he did not want to be a burden to his family and friends, his loved ones have said in an emotional statement
Courtney, 64, had been up until 4am following a 'night of drinking' only to be found seven hours later by his friend and lodger, Brendan, shot dead in his south-east London home.
Dave Courtney, who was famously affiliated with the Kray twins and claimed to be the inspiration behind Vinnie Jones' character in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has died at the age of 64
Late reformed gangster Dave Courtney said he was unafraid of dying just two months ago, declaring 'I am the f****** afterlife'.