The process begins for three thieves

In an unusual burglary, an 18-carat unique gold toilet was stolen from the Blenheim Palace in less than five minutes.

Conformable CNNAs the trial for the non -reimbursement gold toilet robbery began, the juror prosecutor said on Monday, February 24, 2025, that the $ 6 million pot was sliding from the English country mansion, Blenheim Palace, in the first hours of September 14th. 2019.

Lawyer Julian Christopher, in his opening statement at Oxford Crown Court, said the robbery as an “auditory attack” and said that one of the three men in the trial was involved in the toilet’sft, while the other two helped sell it.

It is believed that the toilet, which was not discovered so far, was sold after being cut into pieces.

The prosecutor revealed that one of the defendants, named Michael Jones, visited the palace in which the British war leader Winston Churchill was born twice before theft. Once before displaying the toilet and second after it has been installed.

During both visits, he took pictures of the bathroom, the door of the toilet, locks and a window that the thieves broke into the palace.

Christopher claimed: “There can be no doubt that he has made recognition for the theft to take place that night. That would be enough to be guilty of counting a burglary. “

Meanwhile, all the defendants, including Jones, were guilty.

In particular, the golden toilet was a piece of satirical art, entitled “America” ​​by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. He weighed 215 kilograms (98 kilograms) and was worth 4.8 million pounds ($ 6 million) when the value of gold was 2.8 million pounds (US $ 3.5 million).