US EditionPolice recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
Police monitored the 32-year-old suspect for six days until the $19,000 pendant passed naturally, preserving the price tag intact, authorities said.
- A man swallowed a NZ$33,585 Fabergé egg locket, and police waited 6 days for it to pass through his system naturally to recover it.
- The egg pendant was inspired by the James Bond film Octopussy, featuring a gold lattice design with blue sapphires and white diamonds.
- The man was charged with theft for stealing the Fabergé pendant, as well as an iPad and other items from separate incidents.
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Thief Who Swallowed $19,000 Fabergé Pendant Poops It Out Under Police Watch
Auckland, NZ, police car. Credit: Simon_sees / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 A man who stole a rare Fabergé pendant by swallowing it has passed the item after six days under police watch, authorities said Friday. The 32-year-old allegedly took the green, diamond-studded pendant—valued at around $19,000—from a store in central Auckland late last week. Police arrested him before he could leave the area and assigned an officer to supervise him unti…
Swallowed by a thief and then returned thanks to the patience of the investigators: a Fabergé pendant was found in New Zealand
New Zealand presses charges against the man who laid a Fabergé egg
New Zealand law enforcement recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé egg pendant after a suspect swallowed it, forcing police to wait six days for it to … reappear. Officials said the pendant passed through the suspect’s gastrointestinal tract naturally, without medical intervention. Officials recovered the pendant, inspired by the 1983 James Bond film “Octopussy” and valued at $19,000, with its long, gold chain — and even its price tag — intact…
Fabergé pendant recovered from man who ate it
An accused thief held in custody since swallowing a valuable Fabergé pendant has, after six days, returned the miniature treasure. His bowels yielded the James Bond-themed "Octopussy" egg, inlaid with diamonds and opening to reveal a gold octopus; the New Zealand man still faces charges. — Read the rest The post Fabergé pendant recovered from man who ate it appeared first on Boing Boing.
Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man
A diamond-studded locket swallowed by a New Zealand man who tried to steal it has been “recovered”, police say.The Fabergé egg locket, valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600), was recovered in a “natural” manner. “Medical intervention [was] not required,” they told the BBC.This comes about a week after police arrested the 32-year-old man at Partridge Jewellers in central Auckland, minutes after he allegedly ate the locket.The ingested loot is set…
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