Security camera footage shown in court shows how an 18-karat gold toilet worth over $6 million was stolen from a British palace. The extravagant throne, a piece of conceptual art called ‘America’ by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was stolen in September 2019 after a gang with sledgehammers burst into Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill, in Oxfordshire, England.
The case is now being tried at Oxford Crown Court and, on Tuesday, jurors were shown surveillance footage of the crooks rolling the toilet out of the palace and into a waiting car.
The piece, a fully functioning toilet insured for $6 million, was never recovered and it is believed it was broken up shortly after being taken.
Michael Jones, 39, pleaded not guilty earlier this year to stealing the artwork. Frederick Sines, 36, also known as Frederick Doe, and Bora Guccuk, 41, each denied one count of conspiracy to transfer criminal property. James Sheen, 40, previously pleaded guilty to burglary.

The toilet on display at Blenheim Palace before it was stolen.

Read more at the BBC.

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