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Joe Hadden

Man denies being getaway driver for stolen Banksy after helping friend into van

A Banksy artwork, Girl With Balloon, on display at the Grove Gallery in London after it was stolen, then recovered and returned to the gallery (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

A man accused of helping steal a £270,000 Banksy print has denied being a getaway driver after jurors were shown CCTV of him helping his friend into a van with the artwork.

James Love, 54, of North Stifford, Essex, is on trial for burglary after a limited edition Girl With Balloon print was taken from the Grove Gallery in central London on September 8 last year.

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