Man sentenced for stealing handbag containing £2.2 million Faberge egg

• Enzo Conticello, 29, has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for stealing a handbag containing a Faberge egg and watch set valued at £2.2 million.
• The theft occurred on 7 November 2024, when Conticello took the handbag from Rosie Dawson in the smoking area of the Dog and Duck pub in Soho.
• The stolen £1,600 Givenchy bag also contained a £1,500 Apple laptop, AirPods, bank cards, and other personal items.
• Conticello, who pleaded guilty to theft and fraud, told Southwark Crown Court he was after "easy money" to buy drugs and handed the bag over for this purpose.
• The Faberge egg and watch, belonging to Ms Dawson's employers at the Craft Irish Whiskey Company, have not been recovered, though insurers paid out £106,700 for the loss.

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Thief jailed for stealing £2.2 million Faberge egg from Soho pub