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Ted Hennessey

Gold from toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace ‘may have been smuggled abroad’

The 18-carat solid gold toilet sculpture was stolen from Blenheim Palace (Tom Lindboe/PA) - (PA Media)

Gold from a toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace may have been smuggled out of the UK as police hunt a “significant amount” in criminal assets linked to the thieves behind the heist.

James Sheen is believed to have had the £4.75 million 18-carat gold toilet broken up before he tried selling the parts to underworld contacts, prompting searches in Birmingham and Hatton Garden in London, Thames Valley Police said.

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