The British was convicted on Tuesday for the theft of a gold toilet of 18 tickets that was exhibited as a work of art in the exhibition on the exhibition Winston Churchill’s birthplace.
Completely functioning the toilet, a work called “America” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was stolen with the Churchill family seat of Blenheim Palace in southern England, the main tourist attractions and the UNESCO World Heritage.
Prosecutor Julian Christopher told the jurors at the beginning of the trial last month that a group of five men driving two stolen vehicles through a locked wooden door at the palace, before dawn on September 14, 2019.
This screen shot made from a video of 18 cards, entitled “America”, Maurizio Cattelan in the toilet of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, September 16, 2016. (AP Photo)
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They broke through the window, broke the wooden doors, unbuttoned the toilet from the wall and left after five minutes in the building.
The toilet weighs 98 pounds was secured for $ 6 million. Prosecutors say it was probably divided into smaller amounts of gold to sell it.
Michael Jones, 39, was found guilty of a burglary at Oxford Crown Court, after declaring that he was not guilty.
Fred Doe, 36, was found guilty of one point of conspiracy for converting or transferring criminal assets, namely gold, while 41-year-old Bora Guccuk was exempt from these accusations.
James Sheen, 39, acknowledged the guilt before the trial for burglary, conspiring for converting or transmission of gold and converting or transmitting gold.
James Sheen acknowledged the blame before the trial. (East)
Shan Saunders of Crown Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement: “This was a brave attack that was carefully planned and executed – but those responsible were not careful enough, leaving a trace of forensics, CCTV’s records on the phone.”
Saunders added that “while none of the gold has ever been recovered …
