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Thieves stole £2.8m gold toilet at Blenheim Palace in just five minutes, court hears

The thieves stole an 18-carat gold toilet worth £2.8 million from Blenheim Palace in under five minutes on September 14, 2019, as stated by prosecutor Julian Christopher in Oxford Crown Court.
The toilet, titled America by artist Maurizio Cattelan, has never been recovered and is believed to have been cut up and sold.
Michael Jones was involved in the theft, while James Sheen and others helped sell the stolen toilet, according to Christopher's statements.

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Gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace in ‘audacious raid’, court hears

'It was an unusual work of art, being a fully functioning toilet made of 18 carat gold, entitled America'

4 hours ago·Gloucester, United Kingdom

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Australian Financial Review

Theft of $8m golden loo from palace was done ‘in just 5 minutes’

The fully functioning loo, installed as an artwork at England’s Blenheim Palace, has never been recovered and is believed to have been split up and disposed of.

7 hours ago·Sydney, Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald

Gone in a flush: Blenheim Palace’s $9.6m golden toilet stolen in just five minutes

The ‘audacious raid’ on the fully plumbed facility left water pouring out of the pipes at a British palace, prosecutors say.

10 hours ago·Sydney, Australia

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Seat of power: Three men on trial for swiping $3.5M gold toilet from Churchill’s home

Three men snatched an 18-carat-gold toilet worth $3.5 million from an English country mansion where Winston Churchill was born -- and now they could be headed to the can, authorities say.

11 hours ago·New York, United States

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The curious case of the missing golden toilet, stolen from an English palace in 'audacious raid'

The one-of-a-kind 18-carat gold toilet was swiped in under five minutes from Blenheim Palace.

13 hours ago·New Zealand

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South China Morning Post

Golden toilet was stolen from English palace ‘in minutes’

Three men are on trial over a golden toilet stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace in 2019.

14 hours ago·Hong Kong

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