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Supreme Court of Canada to hear Churchill portrait thief’s sentence appeal
Jeffrey Wood seeks a new sentence review after pleading guilty to stealing and selling the 1941 portrait, which was later recovered and returned.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from Jeffrey Wood, convicted of stealing the "Roaring Lion" portrait of Winston Churchill from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
- Wood stole the 1941 Yousuf Karsh portrait between Christmas 2021 and early 2022, replacing the original with a fake before selling it through a London auction house.
- Sentenced to two years less a day in May 2025, Wood's lawyer Lawrence Greenspon challenged the penalty, calling it "unnecessarily harsh" in his appeal application.
- The Ontario Court previously dismissed the sentence challenge in a two-to-one ruling in October, prompting Greenspon to escalate the case to the Supreme Court.
- Recovered in 2025 after an international effort involving authorities in the United Kingdom and Italy, the portrait is now displayed at the Ottawa hotel; no Supreme Court dates have been set.
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The man who stole the portrait of Winston Churchill in Ottawa will have the opportunity to appeal his conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada.
·Montreal, Canada
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The man who stole Winston Churchill's portrait, The Lion Roaring at Laurier Castle in Ottawa, will have the opportunity to appeal his conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear Churchill portrait thief’s sentence appeal
OTTAWA - The man who stole the "Roaring Lion" portrait of Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier in Ottawa will have a chance to appeal his sentence in the Supreme
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear Churchill portrait thief's sentence appeal
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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