Two people have been sentenced for theft of £ 4.75 million gold toilet Blenhem Palace.
40 -year -old James Sheen and 39 -year -old Michael Jones were sentenced to four years in jail and 27 months in jail.
18-Core Gold ToiletThe one who was working perfectly was one Star attraction in an exhibition At the Oxfordshire Country House where Winston Churchill was born.
Satire Piece by Italian artist Maurizio Catelan What theft In raid In the early hours of September 14, 2019.
The stolen toilet is believed to have been broken or melted and sold shortly after the theft, but no one has been recovered from the gold.
After a test in March, on gamblers Oxford crown court Jones was found guilty of theft.
Jones of Oxford visited the palace twice before the theft, but denied that the trips were related to toilet theft.
He told the gamblers that he took advantage of the “facilities” of the “Gold Toilet”, while it was taken in the country’s house a day ago. Asked how it was, Jones said: “Great.”
Sheen had already convicted the theft by Sheen from Wellingboro, Northamptonshire. In April 2024, he blamed for a conspiracy to transfer criminal assets and criminal assets.
Sheen is currently serving a 17 -year sentence for a stolen string. This includes tractors worth £ 400,000 and high-value trophies from the National Horse Racing Museum in Pneumarket.
Jones worked as a builder and roof for Sheen since 2018. The court heard that he became Sheen’s “Right-Hand Man” and was trusted to arrange for payment for other employees of Sheen.
When Jones was arrested on 16 October 2019, the police analyzed his phone and found that he was looking for a newspaper report on the stolen toilets on 20 September.
The 37 -year -old Frederick Dow, Winkfield, Windsor, is also known as Frederick Signs of Berkshire, helped sell some gold in a few weeks after the history, listening by the court.
He was found guilty of a conspiracy to transfer criminal assets and freed from court with suspended sentence for his share in the raid in May.
41 -year -old Bora Gukkuk from West London was approved by the same charge.
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