US EditionMan guilty of stealing £4.75m golden toilet in heist from Blenheim Palace
- Michael Jones, 39, was found guilty of stealing a £4.75 million golden toilet from Blenheim Palace during a five-minute heist in September 2019, as decided by the jury at Oxford Crown Court.
- Judge Ian Pringle described the theft as 'not a bog-standard burglary,' noting its audacity and bold nature.
- Fred Doe was convicted of conspiracy to sell the stolen gold toilet, while Bora Guccuk was cleared of similar charges.
- Prosecutors reported the toilet has likely been split up and disposed of after the theft, indicating premeditated planning by the men involved.
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Man Convicted Of Stealing Golden Toilet From The English Palace Where Winston Churchill Was Born
A man in the United Kingdom and his accomplice have been convicted after stealing a toilet.But not just any toilet: an 18-carat gold toilet.And not just any 18-carat gold toilet: an 18-carat gold toilet from the home that former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born in.According to the Associated Press, Michael Jones and a couple of associates used sledgehammers and crowbars to break into Blenheim Palace, which is where Churchill — w…
Thief of gold palace toilet convicted in English court
A thief and his accomplice were convicted Tiesday in the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet, stolen from an English palace. Insured for "nearly 5 million pounds" (~$6 million) the shiny shittoir was a fully-functional plumbed-in work of art (subtly titled "America") installed at Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill. — Read the rest The post Thief of gold palace toilet convicted in English court appeared first on Boing Boing.
UK court finds men who stole $6 million gold toilet guilty
It turns out that a porcelain throne can also be made of gold.At least, that was the vision behind Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork titled America, created in 2016. The installation featured a fully functional toilet cast in 18-karat gold. It was initially displayed at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and later at Blenheim Palace in the United Kingdom where it was stolen in 2019.This week, two of the people involved i…
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