The bizarre theft of golden toilet Rs 41.8 crore – what is the mystery behind the boldness? News24 –

The thieves stole a gold toilet worth 4.8 million pounds (about 41.8 Indian rupees) in just five minutes from the Blenheim Palace. The court called theft an “auditory attack” while heard the case. The toilet was stolen on September 14, 2019, after five thieves made their way inside the palace, wearing Sledgehammers.

The CCTV video of the incident also circulated widely, which shows that a group of thieves from a white car carrying sled entered the palace and escaped with an 18 carat gold toilet. The fully functional toilet is part of the exhibition, and after theft, it has never been recovered. It was believed to have been interrupted and sold on the market.

Weighed just over 215 kilograms (98 kilograms) and was insured for 4.8 million pounds ($ 6 million). In Indian currency, it is greater than 41.8 crore. Lawyer Julian Christopher said in a statement in Oxford Crown Court that he was an “auditory attack”.

One of the defendants, Michael Jones, collected the palace twice in the weeks that led to theft – once before the toilet is displayed at the Blenheim Palace and be close and personal once it was installed and fully functional as an exhibition, a said Christopher.

Visitors of the exhibition could book a three -minute programming to use the toilet, according to Associated Press. Both, Jones took pictures of the window that was later crushed to enter the palace. The second time he also took photos from inside the bathroom, including a photo of the lock on the toilet door.

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

But Jones was probably among the group of five men who collapsed through the wooden gates of the palace, before dawn, the next morning, in two stolen vehicles, said Christopher. They broke a field in a Isuzu and Vw Golf truck and climbed to the front steps, where they broke the window that Jones had photographed.

They did a quick work to break down the toilet door and remove the golden throne from sanitary installations, leaving the water to drain from the pipes that caused considerable damage to the eighteenth century building, a UNESCO World Heritage, full of art and art valuable furniture that attracts thousands of thousands of visitors every year.

Jones was in Cahoots with James Sheen, a builder for whom he worked, who was part of both burglary and effort to sell gold, said Christopher. Sheen, 40 years old, has previously declared himself guilty for burglary, conspiracy and transfer of criminal goods.

Then Sheen worked to make an agreement with Fred Doe and Bora Guccuk to get on transport. In a series of text messages, he referred to the prey as to the “car”, but Christopher said he was talking about gold.

“I will connect with YA, I have something right on your path,” Sheen told DOE in a single message.
“I can sell that car for you in two seconds … so come to see me tomorrow,” DOE said in a answer. Doe, 36 years old and Guccuk, 41, are accused of a conspiracy number to transfer the criminal goods. All the defendants pleaded guilty, reported AP.

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