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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tom Place

Star oboist’s instrument stolen at central London train station

St. Pancras station -

A classical musician who plays with one of the country’s leading chamber orchestras had his oboe snatched in a “distraction theft” at St Pancras station.

Peter Facer, 38, compared the theft of his instrument to “losing a limb” - and has bemoaned the "infuriating" response he received from the police.

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