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CCTV shows brazen thieves roll £4.75 million gold toilet out of palace
This shocking CCTV footage reveals the audacious theft of an 18-carat gold toilet, valued at £4.75 million, from Blenheim Palace.
The footage shows thieves driving across the palace lawn, entering the building, and then rolling the 98kg toilet to a waiting VW Golf. Palace security gave chase as the thieves sped away with the artwork, entitled “America,” created by Maurizio Cattelan.
The toilet was a star attraction in an exhibition at the Oxfordshire country house where Sir Winston Churchill was born.
There is an ongoing court case in to the theft of the toilet.
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