1 hour ago The traveller connection, the Kinahan cartel and the great golden toilet robbery: Incredible story behind unlikely Blenheim Palace heist

Two of the burglars who stole a golden toilet from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire are now facing long jail sentences - but inconvenient questions remain over the audacious crime .

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14 h. ago Three GUILTY after Blenheim Palace gold toilet worth millions stolen and sold in pieces

The 18-carat gold loo, worth £4.8m, was nabbed by the gang in the middle of the night before it was broken up and sold on - with none of the gold recovered since the 2019 burglary

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15 h. ago Busted flush! Burglars found guilty of stealing £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace

The men raided the stately home Winston Churchill was born in

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19 h. ago Men found guilty of stealing £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

The fully-functioning 18-carat toilet was a star attraction in an art installation before its theft

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19 h. ago Man guilty of stealing £4.75m golden toilet in heist from Blenheim Palace

The fully-functioning 18-carat toilet was a star attraction in an art installation before its theft

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4 d. ago Hatton Garden jeweller didn't know he was selling part of £4.8million gold toilet after it was stolen from Blenheim Palace, court told

Jeweller Bora Guccuk, 41, who is accused of helping to sell part of the 'Bog of Gold' frpm Blenhaim Palace, took the precious metal from 40-year-old burglar, James Sheen.

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2 w. ago Thief was ‘stressed’ trying to sell gold from Blenheim Palace toilet, jury hears

It is believed the stolen golden toilet was broken up and sold in Birmingham for £520,000 less than two weeks after the raid, jurors heard.

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2 w. ago Man denies helping thief sell gold from golden toilet after Blenheim Palace raid

Frederick Doe is accused of helping James Sheen sell gold from an 18-carat toilet that was stolen in an ‘audacious raid’ at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

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2 w. ago Blenheim staff woken by breaking glass during gold toilet theft, court told

On Wednesday jurors sitting at Oxford Crown Court heard from the written statements of witnesses to the break-in.

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3 w. ago Watch shock moment thieves carry £4.75million gold toilet out of Blenheim Palace

In footage shown to jurors, two cars tear across the lawn towards the palace before three men make their way inside

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3 w. ago Moment brazen thieves steal £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace caught on CCTV

Police have released the footage of the moment a hooded squad of criminals stole and sped off with a golden toilet pinched in an early hours of the morning in Blenheim Palace

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3 w. ago CCTV shows shock moment thieves carry £4.75 million gold toilet out of Blenheim Palace

In footage shown to jurors, two cars tear across the lawn towards the palace before three men make their way inside

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3 w. ago Blenheim Palace £2.8m gold toilet 'was stolen in just five minutes in audacious heist'

The raid on the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, happened during an exhibition in 2019 showcasing the expensive artwork, called 'America'

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3 w. ago Gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace in ‘audacious raid’, court hears

The toilet, which was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a star attraction in an exhibition.

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