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Mathilde Grandjean

Man denies helping thief sell gold from golden toilet after Blenheim Palace raid

An 18-carat solid gold toilet sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan (Blenheim Palace/PA) - (PA Media)

One of the men on trial over the theft of a £4.75 million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace has told jurors he would have “never in a million years” helped sell stolen gold.

Frederick Doe, also known as Frederick Sines, 36, is accused of helping James Sheen, 40, sell gold from a fully-functioning 18-carat toilet that was stolen in an “audacious raid” at the Oxfordshire palace in the early hours of September 14 2019.

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