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Gang guilty over £4.8m gold toilet heist

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William McLennan, Clodagh Stenson and Martin BBC England Investigations Getty Images The functional toilet was called America A gang has been convicted over the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace. Thieves smashed their way in and ripped out the functional toilet, hours after a glamorous launch party at … Read more

CCTV shows £4.8m gold toilet raid at Blenheim Palace

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CCTV footage showing the moment thieves stole a solid gold toilet worth £4.8m has been shown in court. The work of art, called America, was taken from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire in the early hours of Saturday, 14 September 2019. Michael Jones, 39, from Oxford, denies one count of burglary. Fred Doe, 36, from Windsor … Read more