US EditionBritish women have Birkin bags and jewellery worth £850k stolen from French hotel
SAINT-TROPEZ, FRANCE, AUG 7 – Luxury goods worth £866,780 including designer bags and watches were stolen amid a series of hotel burglaries targeting high-value items this summer, police said.
- Two British tourists were robbed of nearly a million euro in jewellery, including 11 Hermès Birkin bags, at a five-star hotel in Saint-Tropez shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
- The incident is one of multiple thefts that have occurred at the same luxury hotel during the summer months, including a previous case involving a Brazilian tourist, with a court session scheduled for September 10.
- The thieves stole high-end items including Dior travel bags, Patek Philippe timepieces, jewelry from Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier accessories, bank cards, and approximately 15,000 euros in cash. Following the incident, the victims notified local authorities and temporarily relocated from the hotel.
- A spokesman and a French woman named Sabrina stated that hotels claiming five-star status should improve security systems to protect guests and prevent damage to Saint-Tropez’s reputation.
- The stolen items have yet to be found, and inquiries are ongoing; meanwhile, two staff members are scheduled to face court, and guests have expressed frustration over delays in receiving compensation.
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Two British women ‘lose luxury goods worth £866,000 in Saint-Tropez hotel raid’
The tourists lost luxury items including 11 Birkin bags after their room in a five-star hotel was raided by burglars, according to local media.
·London, United Kingdom
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Two British tourists were robbed of Birkin bags, jewelry and cash worth one million euros from their hotel room during a holiday in Saint Tropez, writes The Telegraph.
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The hotel room of two British tourists staying in a 5-star palace in Saint-Tropez was robbed in the evening from Monday to Tuesday, August 5. Amount of the loot: nearly one million euros in handbags, jewelry and cash.
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